Gender differences in neural-behavioral response to self-observation during a novel fMRI social stress task.

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The neural correlates of response to psychosocial stress and gender differences therein are difficult to model experimentally as this type of stressor is difficult to induce in a brain imaging environment. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a behavioral paradigm that reliably induces moderate levels of stress was thus modified for the MRI environment. To determine the neurobehavioral basis of gender differences in response to observing oneself under social evaluative stress, 26 subjects (14 females) performed the TSST while being videotaped. During fMRI scanning, subjects were shown alternating video clips of two

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SELF or a same-sex OTHER performing the TSST. Subjects rated their stress level immediately after the video clips. GENDER differences in the

SUBMITTER: Lee MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875620 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature