Brief Communication Amygdala Responses to Fearful and Happy Facial Expressions under Conditions of Binocular Suppression
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Mark A. Williams,1 Adam P. Morris,1 Francis McGlone,2 David F. Abbott,3 and Jason B. Mattingley1 1Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Behavioral Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia, 2Unilever Research Laboratories, Port Sunlight, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3JW, United Kingdom, and 3Brain Research Institute, Austin Health, Heidelberg West, Victoria 3081, Australia
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Amygdala responses to fearful and happy facial expressions under conditions of binocular suppression.
The human amygdala plays a crucial role in processing affective information conveyed by sensory stimuli. Facial expressions of fear and anger, which both signal potential threat to an observer, result in significant increases in amygdala activity, even when the faces are unattended or presented briefly and masked. It has been suggested that afferent signals from the retina travel to the amygdal...
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