Corticolimbic mechanisms in emotional decisions

• Published in: Emotion (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 3; no. 2; p. 127
• Main Authors: Tucker, Don M, Luu, Phan, Desmond, Jr, Richard E, Hartry-Speiser, Ann, Davey, Colin, Flaisch, Tobias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2003
• Subjects: Adult; Brain Mapping; Decision Making - physiology; Dentate Gyrus - physiology; Electroencephalography; Emotions - physiology; Evoked Potentials - physiology; Female; Friends; Frontal Lobe - physiology; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Limbic System - physiology; Male; Nerve Net - physiology; Self-Assessment; Semantics; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Midline frontolimbic networks are engaged in monitoring simple actions. They may also provide evaluative control for more complex decisions. Subjects read a trait-descriptive word and responded either "yes" or "no" within 1,500 ms whether it was self-descriptive. By 300 ms, an el...