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Individual differences in structural and functional connectivity predict speed of emotion discrimination.

Marstaller, L, Burianová, H and Reutens, D., 2016. Individual differences in structural and functional connectivity predict speed of emotion discrimination. Cortex, 85 (December), 65 - 74.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.10.001

Abstract

In social interactions, individuals who are slower at differentiating between facial expressions signalling direct and indirect threat might be at a serious disadvantage. However, the neurobiological underpinnings of individual differences in face processing are not yet fully understood. The aim of this study was to use multimodal neuroimaging to investigate how the speed of emotion recognition is related to the structural and functional connectivity underlying the differentiation of direct and indirect threat displays. Our results demonstrate that individuals, who are faster at discriminating angry faces, engaged areas of the extended emotional system more strongly than individuals with slower reaction times, showed higher white matter integrity in the inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF), as well as stronger functional connectivity with the right amygdala. In contrast, individuals, who were faster at discriminating fearful faces, engaged visual-attentional regions outside of the face processing network more strongly than individuals with slower reaction times, showed higher white matter integrity in the ILF, as well as reduced functional connectivity with the right amygdala. Our findings suggest that the high survival value of rapid and appropriate responses to threat has defined but separate neurobiological correlates for angry and fearful facial expressions.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0010-9452
Uncontrolled Keywords:Emotion discrimination ; Individual differences ; Structural–functional connectivity ; Amygdala ; Attention ; Brain Mapping ; Facial Expression ; Fear ; Female ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Individuality ; Male ; Reaction Time
Group:UNSPECIFIED
ID Code:34389
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:10 Aug 2020 11:19
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:23

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