| The amygdala response to images with impact. | |
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PMID: 19151376 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Effective photojournalism provokes an emotional reaction and leaves a lasting impression upon the viewer. Striking and memorable images are often said to possess 'impact'. Within cognitive neuroscience memorable emotional images evoke a greater amygdala response. Research to date has focused on arousal as a causative factor, while the contribution of appraisal dimensions relating to salience of an item, goal relevance, or impact are yet to be addressed. We explored how differences in ratings of impact influenced amygdala activity to negative emotional images matched for valence, arousal and other factors. Increased amygdala activation was found to high impact when compared to neutral images, or high impact when compared to low impact images (matched for arousal). Our findings demonstrate that the amygdala response to emotional stimuli is not a function of arousal (or valence) alone and accord more with the proposal that the amygdala responds to the significance or relevance of an event. |
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Authors:
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Michael P Ewbank; Philip J Barnard; Camilla J Croucher; Cristina Ramponi; Andrew J Calder |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-01-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience Volume: 4 ISSN: 1749-5024 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-27 Completed Date: 2009-08-10 Revised Date: 2010-09-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101288795 Medline TA: Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 127-33 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK. |
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Adult Amygdala / physiology* Arousal* Brain Mapping* Emotions / physiology* Facial Expression* Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Photic Stimulation / methods Young Adult |
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U.1055.02.001.0001.01//Medical Research Council |
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