A neuromodulatory role for the human amygdala in processing emotional facial expressions

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-57

  Morris, J S ^a   Friston, K J ^a   Buchel C ^a   Frith, C D ^a   Young, A W ^c   Calder, A J ^c   Dolan, R J ^a,b  

^a WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR NEUROIMAGING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Emotion; Facial expression; Fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULA; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0031983858     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.1.47     Document Type: Article

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