| Literature DB >> 18466987 |
Thomas Straube1, Sebastian Pohlack, Hans J Mentzel, Wolfgang H R Miltner.
Abstract
The role of the amygdala for the processing of valence and arousal is a matter of debate. Using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging, we tested valence-specific amygdala effects during attentional distraction. Subjects attended to a matching task in the foreground of neutral pictures, and of negative and positive pictures matched for arousal. Negative pictures elicited stronger amygdala activation than neutral or positive pictures, suggesting valence-specific amygdala responses under attentional load.Mesh:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18466987 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.03.040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Behav Brain Res ISSN: 0166-4328 Impact factor: 3.332