Modulation of Emotion Perception via Amygdala Stimulation in Humans

• Published in: Frontiers in neuroscience Vol. 15; p. 795318
• Main Authors: Bujarski, Krzysztof A., Song, Yinchen, Xie, Tiankang, Leeds, Zachary, Kolankiewicz, Sophia I., Wozniak, Gabriella H., Guillory, Sean, Aronson, Joshua P., Chang, Luke, Jobst, Barbara C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 09.02.2022; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: affective valence; Amygdala; arousal; brain stimulation; Deep brain stimulation; Electrical stimulation of the brain; Electrical stimuli; Electrodes; emotion perception; Emotions; Environmental effects; Epilepsy; ESB; Event-related potentials; Human subjects; Mental disorders; Neural networks; Neuromodulation; Neuroscience; Patients; Portable computers; brain stimulation; emotion perception; affective valence; amygdala; arousal

Multiple lines of evidence show that the human amygdala is part of a neural network important for perception of emotion from environmental stimuli, including for processing of intrinsic attractiveness/"goodness" or averseness/"badness," i.e., affective valence. With this in mind,...