The amygdala mediates the emotional modulation of threat-elicited skin conductance response.

ABSTRACT: The ability to respond adaptively to threats in a changing environment is an important emotional function. The amygdala is a critical component of the neural circuit that mediates many emotion-related processes, and thus likely plays an important role in modulating the peripheral emotional response to threat. However, prior research has largely focused on the amygdala's response to stimuli that signal impending threat, giving less attention to the amygdala's response to the threat itself. From a functional perspective, however, it is the response to the threat itself that is most biologically relevant. Thus, understanding the factors that influence the amygdala's response to threat is critical for a complete understanding of adaptive emotional processes. Therefore, we used functional MRI t

SUBMITTER: Wood KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4115032 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature