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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Facial expressions of emotion constitute a critical portion of our non-verbal social interactions. In addition, the identity of the individual displaying this expression is critical to these interactions as they embody the context in which these expressions will be interpreted. To identify any overlapping and/or unique brain circuitry involved in the processing of these two information streams in a laboratory setting, participants performed a working memory (WM) task (i.e., n-back) in which they were instructed to monitor either the expression (EMO) or the identity (ID) of the same set of face stimuli. Consistent with previous work, during both the EMO and ID tasks, we found a significant increase in activity in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) supporting its generalized role in WM. Further, individuals that showed greater DLPFC activity during both tasks also showed increased amygdala activity during the EMO task and increased lateral fusiform gyrus activity during the ID task. Importantly, the level of activity in these regions significantly correlated with performance on the respective tasks. These findings provide support for two separate neural circuitries, both involving the DLPFC, supporting working memory for the faces and expressions of others.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1095-9572
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Published by Elsevier Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1685-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Facial Expression, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Individuality, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Linear Models, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Memory, Short-Term, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Photic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Recognition (Psychology), pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Temporal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:21349341-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Individual differences in neural activity during a facial expression vs. identity working memory task.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA. maital.neta@dartmouth.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural