Functional mapping of dynamic happy and fearful facial expression processing in adolescents

Brain Imaging and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-176

  Rahko, Jukka ^a   Paakki, Jyri Johan ^a   Starck, Tuomo ^a   Nikkinen, Juha ^a   Remes, Jukka ^a   Hurtig, Tuula ^b   Kuusikko Gauffin, Sanna ^a   Mattila, Marja Leena ^a   Jussila, Katja ^a   Jansson Verkasalo, Eira ^a   Kätsyri, Jari ^c   Sams, Mikko ^c   Pauls, David ^d   Ebeling, Hanna ^a   Moilanen, Irma ^a   Tervonen, Osmo ^a   Kiviniemi, Vesa ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Arousal; Basic emotion; Emotion recognition; Emotional and social interaction; Emotional facial expressions; Face processing; Mirror neuron system; Theory of mind; Typical development; Valence; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHILD; DYNAMIC HAPPY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEARFUL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953534551     PISSN: 19317557     EISSN: 19317565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11682-010-9096-x     Document Type: Article

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