Positive facial affect - an fMRI study on the involvement of insula and amygdala.

Imitation of facial expressions engages the putative human mirror neuron system as well as the insula and the amygdala as part of the limbic system. The specific function of the latter two regions during emotional actions is still under debate. The current study investigated brain responses during i...

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Main Authors: Anna Pohl, Silke Anders, Martin Schulte-Rüther, Klaus Mathiak, Tilo Kircher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749202?pdf=render