Associations between resting-state neural connectivity and positive affect in social anxiety disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been characterized by deficits in social motivation and lack of reactivity to pleasurable stimuli (i.e., positive affect; [PA]). Recent neuroimaging work has shifted toward examining positively valenced motivational systems in SAD focused on reward responses. However, little is known about the associations of reward connectivity and PA in individuals with SAD. As such, the purpose of the current study was to determine whether connectivity among key units of reward neurocircuitry meaningfully relate to PA and whether these key units are more heterogeneous in SAD as compared to controls.

Methods

Thirty-one participants who met diagnostic criteria for SAD and 33 control participants were included (M_age = 24.8, SD = 6.9;

SUBMITTER: Carlton CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10275543 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature