Inferior frontal gyrus activity triggers anterior insula response to emotional facial expressions.
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The observation of movies of facial expressions of others has been shown to recruit similar areas involved in experiencing one's own emotions: the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), the anterior insula and adjacent frontal operculum (IFO). The causal link between activity in these 2 regions, associated with motor and emotional simulation, respectively, has remained unknown. Here using psychophysiological interaction and Granger Causality Modeling, we show that activity in the IFO is causally triggered by activity in the IFG, and that this effective connectivity is specific to the IFG. These findings shed new light on the intricate relationship between motor and affective components of emotional empathy.
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- Authors
- Jabbi, M., & Keysers, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Venue
- Emotion
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 775-780
- ISSN
- 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
- 1931-1516
- OpenAlex
- W2104602827
- Cited by
- 190
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 11.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Emotion (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission
- Dutch Science Foundation (NWO)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- inferior frontal gyrus, anterior insula, frontal operculum, emotional facial expressions, affective empathy, motor simulation, effective connectivity, causal connectivity, Granger causality, psychophysiological interaction
- MeSH terms
- Affect, Cerebral Cortex, Facial Expression, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Taste
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