Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Altered top-down and bottom-up processing of fear conditioning in panic disorder with agoraphobia. |
| Authors: |
Lueken, U., Straube, B., Reinhardt, I., Maslowski, N. I., Wittchen, H.-U., Ströhle, A., Wittmann, A., Pfleiderer, B., Konrad, C., Ewert, A., Uhlmann, C., Arolt, V., Jansen, A., Kircher, T. |
| Source: |
Psychological Medicine. Jan2014, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p381-394. 14p. |
| Subjects: |
Physiological adaptation, Analysis of variance, Brain, Chi-squared test, Fear, Magnetic resonance imaging, Phobias, Probability theory, Research funding, Repeated measures design, Descriptive statistics |
| Abstract: |
BackgroundAlthough several neurophysiological models have been proposed for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/AG), there is limited evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies on key neural networks in PD/AG. Fear conditioning has been proposed to represent a central pathway for the development and maintenance of this disorder; however, its neural substrates remain elusive. The present study aimed to investigate the neural correlates of fear conditioning in PD/AG patients.MethodThe blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) response was measured using fMRI during a fear conditioning task. Indicators of differential conditioning, simple conditioning and safety signal processing were investigated in 60 PD/AG patients and 60 matched healthy controls.ResultsDifferential conditioning was associated with enhanced activation of the bilateral dorsal inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) whereas simple conditioning and safety signal processing were related to increased midbrain activation in PD/AG patients versus controls. Anxiety sensitivity was associated positively with the magnitude of midbrain activation.ConclusionsThe results suggest changes in top-down and bottom-up processes during fear conditioning in PD/AG that can be interpreted within a neural framework of defensive reactions mediating threat through distal (forebrain) versus proximal (midbrain) brain structures. Evidence is accumulating that this network plays a key role in the aetiopathogenesis of panic disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
