Attention and awareness influence amygdala activity for dynamic bodily expressions - A short review.

The amygdala (AMG) has long been viewed as the gateway to sensory processing of emotions and is also known to play an importanta role at the interface between cognition and emotion. However, the debate continues on whether AMG activation is independent of attentional demands. Recently, researchers s...

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Main Authors: Beatrice eDe Gelder, Ruud eHortensius, Marco eTamietto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00054/full