Differential Activation Patterns in the Same Brain Region Led to Opposite Emotional States

• Published in: PLoS biology Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e1002546
• Main Authors: Shibata, Kazuhisa, Watanabe, Takeo, Kawato, Mitsuo, Sasaki, Yuka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.09.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Biology and Life Sciences; Brain - physiology; Brain research; Cognitive ability; Emotions - physiology; Engineering and Technology; Female; Humans; Information communication; Laboratories; Linguistics; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Neural circuitry; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Preferences; R&D; Research & development; Research and Analysis Methods; Science; Social Sciences; Studies; Young Adult; Rhode Island; United States > US; Japan

In human studies, how averaged activation in a brain region relates to human behavior has been extensively investigated. This approach has led to the finding that positive and negative facial preferences are represented by different brain regions. However, using a functional magnetic resonance imagi...