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Title:

Alexithymia correlates with the size of the right anterior cingulate.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Gündel, H; López-Sala, A; Ceballos-Baumann, AO; Deus, J; Cardoner, N; Marten-Mittag, B; Soriano-Mas, C; Pujol, J
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated a possible relationship between interindividual variability in anterior cingulate gyrus (ACG) morphology and alexithymia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Magnetic resonance images were obtained in 100 healthy university graduates (51 female, 49 male; mean age 25.6 y). Surface area measurements of the ACG were performed on reformatted sagittal views in both hemispheres. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) were admini...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Psychosom Med
Year:
2004
Journal volume:
66
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
132-40
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14747647
Print-ISSN:
0033-3174
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie; Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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