Automatic emotion processing as a function of trait emotional awareness: an fMRI study

• Published in: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 680 - 689
• Main Authors: Lichev, Vladimir, Sacher, Julia, Ihme, Klas, Rosenberg, Nicole, Quirin, Markus, Lepsien, Jöran, Pampel, André, Rufer, Michael, Grabe, Hans-Jörgen, Kugel, Harald, Kersting, Anette, Villringer, Arno, Lane, Richard D., Suslow, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Amygdala - physiology; Anger - physiology; Awareness - physiology; Brain Mapping; Emotions; Emotions - physiology; Facial Expression; Fear - physiology; Female; Happiness; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Original; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Social Perception; Young Adult; implicit affect; automatic emotion processing; emotional awareness; neuroimaging

It is unclear whether reflective awareness of emotions is related to extent and intensity of implicit affective reactions. This study is the first to investigate automatic brain reactivity to emotional stimuli as a function of trait emotional awareness. To assess emotional awareness the Levels of Em...