Gender difference in hemodynamic responses of prefrontal area to emotional stress by near-infrared spectroscopy.
Presentation of negative pictures was used as emotional stress to assess gender differences in prefrontal area activation in a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) study. Compared with neutral condition, the response of oxy-HB for men yielded no significant difference during stress period, but the response induced by stress pictures for women showed significant enhancement. It was indicated that it is crucial to take gender difference into account when negative stimuli are used in functional brain imaging.
Yang
Hongyu
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Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Sciences of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Zhou
Zhenyu
Z
Liu
Yun
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Ruan
Zongcai
Z
Gong
Hui
H
Luo
Qingming
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Lu
Zuhong
Z
D000328:Adult; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012737:Sex Factors; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*