Dissociable Neural Systems Resolve Conflict from Emotional versus Nonemotional Distracters
Egner T, Etkin A, Gale S, Hirsch J. Dissociable Neural Systems Resolve Conflict from Emotional versus Nonemotional Distracters. Cerebral Cortex 2007, 18: 1475-1484. PMID: 17940084, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhm179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask-relevant stimuliEmotional distractersTask-irrelevant emotional stimuliAnterior cingulateSensory cortexTask-irrelevant stimuliLateral prefrontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulateFunctional magnetic resonanceRostral anterior cingulateCognitive controlConflict monitoringEmotional stimuliStimulus representationsAmygdalar responsesEmotional controlEnhanced processingResolve ConflictsEmotional conflictNeuroanatomical networksPrefrontal cortexDistractersResolution of conflictsBiasing mechanismHuman brain