TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The neural correlates of memory for a life-threatening event: an fMRI study of passengers from flight AT236
JO  - Clinical psychological science
A1  - Palombo, Daniela J.
A1  - McKinnon, Margaret C.
A1  - McIntosh, Anthony R.
A1  - Anderson, Adam K.
A1  - Todd, Rebecca M.
A1  - Levine, Brian
SP  - 312
EP  - 319
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
N2  - We investigated the neural correlates of remote traumatic reexperiencing in survivors of a life-threatening incident: the near crash of Air Transat (AT) Flight 236. Survivors' brain activity was monitored during video-cued recollection of the AT disaster, September 11(th), 2001 (9/11), and a comparatively non-emotional (neutral) event. Passengers showed a robust memory enhancement effect for the AT incident relative to the 9/11 and neutral events. This traumatic memory enhancement was associated with activation in the amygdala, medial temporal lobe, anterior and posterior midline, and visual cortex in passengers. This brain-behavior relationship also held in relation to 9/11, which had elevated significance for passengers given its temporal proximity to the AT disaster. This pattern was not observed in a comparison group of non-traumatized individuals who were also scanned. These findings suggest that remote, traumatic memory is mediated by amygdalar activity, which likely enhances vividness via influences on hippocampal and ventral visual systems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2167-7026
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702615589308
ID  - ref1
ER  -