Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 76-85 , April 2010

Rostral anterior cingulate cortex activity mediates the relationship between the depressive symptoms and the medial prefrontal cortex activity

  • Shinpei Yoshimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasumasa Okamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Keiichi Onoda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Miki Matsunaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazutaka Ueda

      Affiliations

    • Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904 Japan
    • ,
  • Shin-ichi Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University 2-579-15, Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
    • ,
  • ShigetoYamawaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 82/257 5207; fax: +81 82/257 5209.

Received 3 March 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 15 June 2009.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 76-85 , April 2010

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