Influence of attentional demands on the processing of emotional facial expressions in the amygdala.

Recent studies have cast doubts on the appealing idea that the processing of threat-related stimuli in the amygdala is unconstrained by the availability of attentional resources. However, these studies exclusively used face stimuli presented at fixation and it is unclear whether their conclusion can...

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Main Authors: Silvert, L, Lepsien, J, Fragopanagos, N, Goolsby, B, Kiss, M, Taylor, J, Raymond, J, Shapiro, K, Eimer, M, Nobre, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007