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The neural correlates of processing facial signals of aggression

2008; Frontiers Media; Volume: 2; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/conf.neuro.09.2009.01.192

1662-5161

James B. Rowe,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Event Abstract Back to Event The neural correlates of processing facial signals of aggression Andy J. Calder1*, Luca Passamonti1, A. D. Lawrence2, J. Beaver2 and J. B. Rowe1, 3, 4 1 INSERM, Ecole Normale Superieure, United Kingdom 2 Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, United Kingdom 3 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University, United Kingdom 4 Medical Research Council Behavioural and Clinical Neurosciences Institute, Downing Site, United Kingdom In two functional magnetic resonance imaging studies we investigated the neural correlates of viewing facial signals of aggression. In the first, participants viewed pictures of angry, sad, and neutral expressions. Contrasts comparing angry to neutral and angry to sad faces highlighted the involvement of the amygdala and ventral anterior cingulate, brain regions that have also been implicated in the experience of anger. The second study used connectivity analyses (Psychophysiological Interaction and Dynamic Causal Modeling) [1, 2] to address the communication between the amygdala and ventral anterior cingulate. Results showed that viewing facial signals of aggression relative to neutral faces produced a change in connectivity from the ventral anterior cingulate to the amygdala, but not vice versa. Both studies also highlighted the striking influence of individual variation in a personality dimension linked to the “Behavioral Approach System” (BAS), which has been linked to heightened experience of anger/hostility [3] and increased attention towards facial expressions of anger [4]. References 1. Friston, K.J., Buechel, C., Fink, G.R., Morris, J., Rolls, E., and Dolan, R.J. (1997). Psychophysiological and modulatory interactions in neuroimaging. Neuroimage 6, 218-229.2. Friston, K.J., Harrison, L., and Penny, W. (2003). Dynamic causal modelling. Neuroimage 19, 1273-1302.3. Carver, C.S. (2004). Negative affects deriving from the behavioral approach system. Emotion 4, 3-22.4. Putman, P., Hermans, E., and van Honk, J. (2004). Emotional Stroop performance for masked angry faces: It's BAS, not BIS. Emotion 4, 305-311. Conference: 10th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience, Bodrum, Turkey, 1 Sep - 5 Sep, 2008. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation Topic: Emotional Processing Citation: Calder AJ, Passamonti L, Lawrence AD, Beaver J and Rowe JB (2008). The neural correlates of processing facial signals of aggression. Conference Abstract: 10th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.09.2009.01.192 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 08 Dec 2008; Published Online: 08 Dec 2008. * Correspondence: Andy J Calder, INSERM, Ecole Normale Superieure, Cambridge, United Kingdom, andy.calder@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Andy J Calder Luca Passamonti A. D Lawrence J. Beaver J. B Rowe Google Andy J Calder Luca Passamonti A. D Lawrence J. Beaver J. B Rowe Google Scholar Andy J Calder Luca Passamonti A. D Lawrence J. Beaver J. B Rowe PubMed Andy J Calder Luca Passamonti A. D Lawrence J. Beaver J. B Rowe Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.