Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2002

Seiten: 2023-2026

Zeitschrift: NeuroReport

Bandnummer: 13

Heftnummer: 16

ISSN: 0959-4965

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200211150-00006

Verlag: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

Abstract: 
fMRI studies have shown that the perception of facial disgust expressions specifically activates the insula. The present fMRI study investigated whether this structure is also involved in the processing of visual stimuli depicting non-mimic disgust elicitors compared to fear-inducing and neutral scenes. Twelve female subjects were scanned while viewing alternating blocks of 40 disgust-inducing, 40 fear-inducing and 40 affectively neutral pictures, shown for 1.5 s each. Afterwards, affective ratings were assessed. The disgust pictures, rated as highly repulsive, induced activation in the insula, the amygdala, the orbitofrontal and occipito-temporal cortex. Since during the fear condition the insula was also involved, our findings do not fit the idea of the insula as a specific disgust processor.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Schienle, A., Stark, R., Walter, B., Blecker, C., Ott, U., Kirsch, P., et al. (2002) The insula is not specifically involved in disgust processing: an fMRI study, NeuroReport, 13(16), pp. 2023-2026. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200211150-00006

APA-Zitierstil: Schienle, A., Stark, R., Walter, B., Blecker, C., Ott, U., Kirsch, P., Sammer, G., & Vaitl, D. (2002). The insula is not specifically involved in disgust processing: an fMRI study. NeuroReport. 13(16), 2023-2026. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200211150-00006