Distinct spatial frequency sensitivities for processing faces and emotional expressions
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High and low spatial frequency information in visual images is processed by distinct neural channels. Using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in humans, we show dissociable roles of such visual channels for processing faces and emotional fearful expressions. Neural responses in fusiform cortex, and effects of repeating the same face identity upon fusiform activity, were greater with intact or high-spatial-frequency face stimuli than with low-frequency faces, regardless of emotional expression. In contrast, amygdala responses to fearful expressions were greater for intact or low-frequency faces than for high-frequency faces. An activation of pulvinar and superior colliculus by fearful expressions occurred specifically with low-frequency faces, suggesting that these subcortical pathways may provide coarse fear-related inputs to the amygdala.
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- Authors
- Vuilleumier, P., Armony, J. L., Driver, J., & Dolan, R. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Vuilleumier, Patrik
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2003-05-12
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 624-631
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- OpenAlex
- W2144016834
- Cited by
- 1,117
- References
- 52
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- FWCI
- 19.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- other-oa
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Face recognition and analysis
- Keywords
- spatial frequency, face processing, emotional facial expressions, fear, fusiform gyrus, amygdala, pulvinar, superior colliculus
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Amygdala, Brain, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Emotions, Face, Female, Humans, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Reaction Time, Sex Characteristics, Visual Pathways, Observer Variation
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