Scientists find link between altered dopamine activity and social anxiety disorder
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 05:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalised social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia), providing evidence of a long-suspected biological cause for the dysfunction...
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