Medial prefrontal cortex hyperactivation during social exclusion in borderline personality disorder

  • Anthony C. Ruocco
  • , John D. Medaglia
  • , Jennifer R. Tinker
  • , Hasan Ayaz
  • , Evan M. Forman
  • , Cory F. Newman
  • , J. Michael Williams
  • , Frank Gerard Hillary
  • , Steven M. Platek
  • , Banu Onaral
  • , Douglas L. Chute

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Abstract

Frontal systems dysfunction and abandonment fears represent central features of borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD subjects (n = 10) and matched non-psychiatric comparison subjects (n = 10) completed a social-cognitive task with two confederates instructed to either include or exclude subjects from a circumscribed interaction. Evoked cerebral blood oxygenation in frontal cortex was measured using 16-channel functional near infrared spectroscopy. BPD subjects showed left medial prefrontal cortex hyperactivation during social exclusion suggesting potential dysfunction of frontolimbic circuitry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)233-236
Number of pages4
JournalPsychiatry Research - Neuroimaging
Volume181
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 30 2010

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

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

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