Involvement of the anterior cingulate and frontoinsular cortices in rapid processing of salient facial emotional information

Fan, Jin; Gu, Xiaosi; Liu, Xun; Guise, Kevin G.; Park, Yunsoo; Martin, Laura; Marchena, Ashley de; Tang, Cheuk Y.; Minzenberg, Michael; Hof, Patrick R.

doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.10.007

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“…In processes. In the same line, a greater response has been described in the left motor cortex to fearful than to neutral faces in a priming task (Fan et al 2011).…”

Section: Neutral and Emotional Activationmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…Thus, in our work we locate several dorsolateral prefrontal cortex areas, which have been related to featural aspects (e.g., shape of the mouth) and the configural processing of faces (spatial interrelationships between features) (Renzi et al, 2013). Another of the most active cortical areas in social task was the middle prefrontal cortex, which has also been implicated in emotional processing (Fan et al, 2011). In addition, the inferior frontal gyrus handles semantic information and several studies have shown that it can be activated by expressive face processing (Ishai et al, 2002;Fusar-Poli et al, 2009b).…”

Section: Task Effectsmentioning

confidence: 70%

“…Activation of these areas may reflect visuospatial processing and episodic memory involvement during evaluation of the traits of each gender. Supporting this idea, the activated posterior parts of the cingulated have been associated with saliency detection, visuospatial and episodic memory functions and face discrimination (Torta and Cauda 2011 its involvement in attention and rapid processing of salient facial emotional information (Fan et al 2011). …”

Section: Task Effectsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…With respect to the insular cortex and anterior cingulated gyrus, both limbic regions have been implicated in the rapid processing of salient facial emotional information (Fan et al, 2011). For the insular activity, this has been reported during the processing of negative facial expression, like disgust and angry faces (Fusar-Poli et al, 2009b) and has, recently, been implicated in the processing of unattractiveness and negative personality faces (Tsukura et al, 2012).…”

Section: Neutral and Emotional Activationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the insular activity, this has been reported during the processing of negative facial expression, like disgust and angry faces (Fusar-Poli et al, 2009b) and has, recently, been implicated in the processing of unattractiveness and negative personality faces (Tsukura et al, 2012). Regarding the cingulated cortex, anterior regions are considered as "transition regions" wherein cognitive and affective processes are integrated (Torta and Cauda 2011), and are also involved in rapid processing of facial emotional information (Fan et al 2011). …”

Section: Neutral and Emotional Activationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Is a neutral expression also a neutral stimulus? A study with functional magnetic resonance

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Esta es la versión de autor del artículo publicado en: This is an author produced version of a paper published in: El acceso a la versión del editor puede requerir la suscripción del recurso Access to the published version may require subscription AbstractAlthough neutral faces do not initially convey an explicit emotional message, it has been found that individuals tend to assign them an affective content. Moreover, previous research has shown that affective judgments are mediated by the task they have to perform. Using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in 21 healthy participants, we focus this study on the cerebral activity patterns triggered by neutral and emotional faces in two different tasks (social or gender judgments). Results obtained, using conjunction analyses, indicated that viewing both emotional and neutral faces evokes activity in several similar brain areas indicating a common neural substrate. Moreover, neutral faces specifically elicit activation of cerebellum, frontal and temporal areas while emotional faces involve the cuneus, anterior cingulated gyrus, medial orbitofrontal cortex, posterior superior temporal gyrus, precentral/postcentral gyrus and insula. The task selected was also found to influence brain activity, in that the social task recruited frontal areas while the gender task involved the posterior cingulated, inferior parietal lobule and middle temporal gyrus to a greater extent. Specifically, in the social task viewing neutral faces was associated with longer reaction times and increased activity of left dorsolateral frontal cortex compared with viewing facial expressions of emotions. In contrast, in the same task emotional expressions distinctively activated the left amygdale. The results are discussed taking into consideration the fact that, like other facial expressions, neutral expressions are usually assigned some emotional significance. However, neutral faces evoke a greater activation of circuits probably involved in more elaborate cognitive processing.

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“…In processes. In the same line, a greater response has been described in the left motor cortex to fearful than to neutral faces in a priming task (Fan et al 2011).…”

Section: Neutral and Emotional Activationmentioning

confidence: 65%

Section: Task Effectsmentioning

confidence: 70%

Section: Task Effectsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Neutral and Emotional Activationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Neutral and Emotional Activationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Attentional dysfunction is among the most consistent observations of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the neural nature of this deficit in ASD is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to identify the neurobehavioral correlates of attentional dysfunction in ASD. We used the Attention Network Test-Revised and functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine alerting, orienting, and executive control functions, as well as the neural substrates underlying these attentional functions in unmedicated, high-functioning adults with ASD (n = 12) and matched healthy controls (HC, n = 12). Compared with HC, individuals with ASD showed increased error rates in alerting and executive control, accompanied by lower activity in the mid-frontal gyrus and the caudate nucleus for alerting, and by the absence of significant functional activation in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) for executive control. In addition, greater behavioral deficiency in executive control in ASD was correlated with less functional activation of the ACC. These findings of behavioral and neural abnormalities in alerting and executive control of attention in ASD may suggest core attentional deficits, which require further investigation.

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Anterior insular cortex and emotional awareness

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This paper reviews the foundation for a role of the human anterior insular cortex (AIC) in emotional awareness, defined as the conscious experience of emotions. We first introduce the neuroanatomical features of AIC and existing findings on emotional awareness. Using empathy, the awareness and understanding of other people’s emotional states, as a test case, we then present evidence to demonstrate: 1) AIC and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) are commonly coactivated as revealed by a meta-analysis, 2) AIC is functionally dissociable from ACC, 3) AIC integrates stimulus-driven and top-down information, and 4) AIC is necessary for emotional awareness. We propose a model in which AIC serves two major functions: integrating bottom-up interoceptive signals with top-down predictions to generate a current awareness state and providing descending predictions to visceral systems that provide a point of reference for autonomic reflexes. We argue that AIC is critical and necessary for emotional awareness.

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Involvement of the anterior cingulate and frontoinsular cortices in rapid processing of salient facial emotional information

Cited by 59 publications

References 84 publications

Is a neutral expression also a neutral stimulus? A study with functional magnetic resonance

Is a neutral expression also a neutral stimulus? A study with functional magnetic resonance

Functional deficits of the attentional networks in autism

Anterior insular cortex and emotional awareness

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