کاهش فعالیت های قشر مغزی پیش مدفوع در طی پردازش خود ارجاعی در شیدایی دوقطبی

The finding of decreased mPFC activation during self-referential processing in mania may reflect decreased self-focus and high distractibility. Support for this view comes from the negative correlation between higher alexithymia scores and decreased mPFC activation. These findings represent an opposite clinical and neuroimaging pattern to findings in depression.