Emotional intelligence correlates with functional responses to dynamic changes in facial trustworthiness

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 334-346

  Killgore, William D S ^a   Schwab, Zachary J ^a   Tkachenko, Olga ^a   Webb, Christian A ^a   DelDonno, Sophie R ^a   Kipman, Maia ^a   Rauch, Scott L ^a   Weber, Mareen ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Emotional intelligence; Insula; Somatic Marker Hypothesis; Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880017433     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2013.807300     Document Type: Article

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