Table 1.
Study | Subjects | Imaging modality | Eyes open or closed | Stimulus modality | Response modality |
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Shin et al., 2009 | 8 PTSD, 8 trauma controlsa | PET | Closed | Auditory | Recall and imagine |
Britton et al., 2005 | 16 PTSD, 15 combat controls; 14 HC | PET | NK | Auditory | Focus |
Lanius et al., 2007 | 11 PTSD, 16 HC | fMRI | NK | Auditory | Focus, remember senses |
Lanius et al., 2005 | 10 PTSD, 11 PTSD with flashbacks, 10 CC | fMRI | NK | Auditory | Focus, remember senses |
Lanius et al., 2004 | 11 PTSD, 13 combat controls | fMRI | NK | Auditory | Focus, remember senses |
Pissiota et al., 2002 | 7 M PTSD | PET | Closed | Auditory | Listen |
Morey et al., 2008 | 39 PTSD | fMRI | Open | Visual | Button press |
Hou et al., 2007 | 14 PTSD, 14 combat controls | fMRI | Open | Visual | Button press |
Abuse victims.
NK: Not known.
Note that the Morey et al. and Hou et al. studies differed from the others with the stimulus modality being visual and the response involving a button press. We determined that this variance in task was acceptable as the subjects were still reacting to a traumatic stimulus relative to a neutral one.