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Predictors of amygdala activation during the processing of emotional stimuli: A meta-analysis of 385 PET and fMRI studies
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Although amygdala activity has been purported to be modulated by affective and non-affective factors, considerable controversy remains on its precise functional nature. We conducted a meta-analysis of 385 functional neuroimaging studies of emotional processing, examining the effects of experimental characteristics on the probability of detecting amygdala activity. All emotional stimuli were associated with higher probability of amygdala activity than neutral stimuli. Comparable effects were observed for most negative and positive emotions, however there was a higher probability of activation for fear and disgust relative to happiness. The level of attentional processing affected amygdala activity, as passive processing was associated with a higher probability of activation than active task instructions. Gustatory-olfactory and visual stimulus modalities increased the probability of activation relative to internal stimuli. Aversive learning increased the probability of amygdala activation as well. There was some evidence of hemispheric specialization with a relative left-lateralization for stimuli containing language and a relative right-lateralization for masked stimuli. Methodological variables, such as type of analysis and magnet strength, were also independent predictors of amygdala activation.
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“This finding replicates prior meta-analytic evidence (Costafreda et al. 2008) and is consistent with our hypothesis that the amygdala responds preferentially to salient exteroceptive (vs. interoceptive) sensations.”
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“while the amygdala is a central structure in emotional processing (Costafreda, 2008), ACC and OFC are also critical substrates of the affectivecognitive interface.”
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“But the amygdala also supports stimulus-reinforcement learning as it relates to positive stimuli.16–18”
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“When viewing fear faces, adult humans show an increase in amygdala activation relative to amygdala activation during a baseline condition”
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“Neuroimaging studies using a passive viewing task—in which attention is not specifically constrained by the task—show greater amygdala activation than studies that use a specific task, such as gender discrimination or emotion rating.16,17”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Costafreda, S. G., Brammer, M. J., David, A. S., & Fu, C. H. Y.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Venue
- Brain Research Reviews
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 57-70
- ISSN
- 0165-0173 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1974635983
- Cited by
- 772
- References
- 109
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Brain Research Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- amygdala activation, emotional processing, emotional stimuli, fear, disgust, happiness, attentional processes, stimulus modality, aversive learning, hemispheric lateralization, masked stimuli, PET, functional MRI
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Amygdala, Emotions, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Positron-Emission Tomography
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