Human Amygdala Responsivity to Masked Fearful Eye Whites

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Authors

Paul J. Whalen · Tufts University

Jerome Kagan · Harvard University

Robert G. Cook · Dartmouth College

F. Caroline Davis · Tufts University

Hackjin Kim · Dartmouth College

Sara Polis · Harvard University

Donald G. McLaren · Harvard University

Abstract

The amygdala was more responsive to fearful (larger) eye whites than to happy (smaller) eye whites presented in a masking paradigm that mitigated subjects' awareness of their presence and aberrant nature. These data demonstrate that the amygdala is responsive to elements of.

Topics & Keywords

Face Recognition and Perception Visual perception and processing mechanisms Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 306, Issue 5704, pp. 2061-2061

DOI: 10.1126/science.1103617

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