Reward circuitry in resilience to severe trauma: An fMRI investigation of resilient special forces soldiers

Meena Vythilingam; Eric E. Nelson; Matthew Scaramozza; Tracy Waldeck; Gary Hazlett; Steven M. Southwick; Daniel S. Pine; Wayne Drevets; Dennis S. Charney; Monique Ernst

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.06.008

Reward circuitry in resilience to severe trauma: An fMRI investigation of resilient special forces soldiers

Meena Vythilingam, Eric E. Nelson, Matthew Scaramozza, Tracy Waldeck, Gary Hazlett, Steven M. Southwick, Daniel S. Pine, Wayne Drevets, Dennis S. Charney, Monique Ernst

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Abstract

Enhanced brain reward function could contribute to resilience to trauma. Reward circuitry in active duty, resilient special forces (SF) soldiers was evaluated using functional magnetic resonance imaging during a monetary incentive delay task. Findings in this group of resilient individuals revealed unique patterns of activation during expectation of reward in the subgenual prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens area, regions pivotal to reward processes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	75-77
Number of pages	3
Journal	Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging
Volume	172
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.06.008
State	Published - Apr 30 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder
Resilience
Reward
Trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Psychiatry and Mental health

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