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Distinct spatial frequency sensitivities for processing faces and emotional expressions

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Vuilleumier, Patrik, Armony, Jorge L, Driver, Jon, Dolan, Raymond J·2003·Nature Neuroscience

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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
ORCID: Vuilleumier, Patrik
Dolan, Raymond J
Venue: Nature Neuroscience
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2003-05-12
Volume: 6
Issue: 6
Pages: 624-631
ISSN: 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
1546-1726
DOI: 10.1038/nn1057
OpenAlex: W2144016834
Cited by: 1,117
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 29 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 47 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 62 · 2016: 69 · 2015: 60 · 2014: 61 · 2013: 71 · 2012: 67
FWCI: 19.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: other-oa
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Locations: Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
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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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