Personality modulates the effects of emotional arousal and valence on brain activation

• Published in: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience Vol. 7; no. 7; pp. 858 - 870
• Main Authors: Kehoe, Elizabeth G, Toomey, John M, Balsters, Joshua H, Bokde, Arun L W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Arousal - physiology; Brain - physiology; Brain Mapping - methods; Emotions - physiology; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Original; Personality - physiology; Reward; Violence; Young Adult

The influence of personality on the neural correlates of emotional processing is still not well characterized. We investigated the relationship between extraversion and neuroticism and emotional perception using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a group of 23 young, healthy women. Usin...