Prelude to Passion: Limbic Activation by “Unseen” Drug and Sexual Cues

Anna Rose Childress; Ronald N. Ehrman; Ze Wang; Yin Li; Nathan Sciortino; Jonathan Hakun; William Jens; Jesse Suh; John Listerud; Kathleen Marquez; Teresa Franklin; Daniel Langleben; John Detre; Charles P. O'Brien

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001506

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Prelude to Passion: Limbic Activation by “Unseen” Drug and Sexual Cues

Anna Rose Childress ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: childress_a@mail.trc.upenn.edu

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ronald N. Ehrman,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ze Wang,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Yin Li,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Nathan Sciortino,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jonathan Hakun,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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William Jens,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jesse Suh,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John Listerud,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Kathleen Marquez,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Teresa Franklin,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Daniel Langleben,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John Detre,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Charles P. O'Brien

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4, Mental Illness Reasearch, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Prelude to Passion: Limbic Activation by “Unseen” Drug and Sexual Cues

Anna Rose Childress,
Ronald N. Ehrman,
Ze Wang,
Yin Li,
Nathan Sciortino,
Jonathan Hakun,
William Jens,
Jesse Suh,
John Listerud,
Kathleen Marquez

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Published: January 30, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001506

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