Disentangling the web of fear: amygdala reactivity and functional connectivity in spider and snake phobia.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Psychiatry Research

• Publication date

  2009-05-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.11.004PMID 19321315
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