Ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal
Identifieur interne : 001570 ( Pmc/Corpus ); précédent : 001569; suivant : 001571Ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal
Auteurs : Sheng Zhang ; Sien Hu ; Herta H. Chao ; Jaime S. Ide ; Xi Luo ; Olivia M. Farr ; Chiang-Shan R. LiSource :
- Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience [ 1749-5016 ] ; 2013.
Abstract
Neuroimaging studies show a correlation between activity of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and skin conductance measurements. However, little is known whether this brain region plays a causal role in regulating physiological arousal. To address this question, we employed Granger causality analysis (GCA) to establish causality between cerebral blood oxygenation level-dependent and skin conductance signals in 24 healthy adults performing a cognitive task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. The results showed that activity of the vmPFC not only negatively correlated with skin conductance level (SCL) but also Granger caused SCL, thus establishing the direction of influence. Importantly, across participants, the strength of Granger causality was negatively correlated to phasic skin conductance responses elicited by external events during the behavioral task. In contrast, activity of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex positively correlated with SCL but did not show a causal relationship in GCA. These new findings indicate that the vmPFC plays a causal role in regulating physiological arousal. Increased vmPFC activity leads to a decrease in skin conductance. The findings may also advance our understanding of dysfunctions of the vmPFC in mood and anxiety disorders that involve altered control of physiological arousal.
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst064
PubMed: 23620600
PubMed Central: 4090954
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