| Literature DB >> 19718036 |
Naotsugu Tsuchiya1, Farshad Moradi, Csilla Felsen, Madoka Yamazaki, Ralph Adolphs.
Abstract
The amygdala is thought to process fear-related stimuli rapidly and nonconsciously. We found that an individual with complete bilateral amygdala lesions, who cannot recognize fear from faces, nonetheless showed normal rapid detection and nonconscious processing of those same fearful faces. We conclude that the amygdala is not essential for early stages of fear processing but, instead, modulates recognition and social judgment.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19718036 PMCID: PMC2756300 DOI: 10.1038/nn.2380
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884