The Unpleasantness of Perceived Dyspnea Is Processed in the Anterior Insula and Amygdala

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Authors

Andreas von Leupoldt · Universität Hamburg

Tobias Sommer · Optima Neuroscience (United States)

Sarah Kegat · Universität Hamburg

Hans Jörg Baumann · Universität Hamburg

Hans Klose · Universität Hamburg

Bernhard Dahme · Universität Hamburg

Christian Büchel ·

Abstract

The results of the present brain imaging study suggest that the unpleasantness of subjectively perceived dyspnea is processed in the right human anterior insula and amygdala.

Topics & Keywords

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Mental Health and Psychiatry Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 177, Issue 9, pp. 1026-1032

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200712-1821oc

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