2020
A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation
Williams J, Huggins C, Zupan B, Willis M, Van Rheenen T, Sato W, Palermo R, Ortner C, Krippl M, Kret M, Dickson J, Li C, Lowe L. A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2020, 112: 503-518. PMID: 32070695, PMCID: PMC7505116, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCommunicationConsciousnessEmotional RegulationEmotionsExecutive FunctionGoalsHumansPsychomotor PerformanceThinkingConceptsEmotional communicationCommunication of emotionsContext of consciousnessGoal-directed actionsLanguage of emotionsAction wordsEmotional statesEmotionsFeeling wordsCultural learningLinguistic analysisEmbodied natureAllostatic mechanismsContextual useSensorimotor controlMotor controlLearning processWordsFeelingsCommunicationNeuroscienceLanguageMeaningSelfSenses
2019
Concurrent amygdalar and ventromedial prefrontal cortical responses during emotion processing: a meta-analysis of the effects of valence of emotion and passive exposure versus active regulation
Yang M, Tsai SJ, Li CR. Concurrent amygdalar and ventromedial prefrontal cortical responses during emotion processing: a meta-analysis of the effects of valence of emotion and passive exposure versus active regulation. Brain Structure And Function 2019, 225: 345-363. PMID: 31863185, PMCID: PMC6960357, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-02007-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation likelihood estimationPassive exposureAmygdala activityNegative emotionsRight amygdala activityEmotion processingPosterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain analysisPrefrontal cortical responsesCortical responsesLeft amygdalaCingulate cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexBilateral amygdalaVentral striatumPrefrontal cortexConvergent activityAmygdalaVentral precuneusEffects of valenceCortexExposureVmPFCPositive emotionsVmPFC responses