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A review of neuroimaging studies of race-related prejudice: does amygdala response reflect threat?

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Prejudice is an enduring and pervasive aspect of human cognition. An emergent trend in modern psychology has focused on understanding how cognition is linked to neural function, leading researchers to investigate the neural correlates of prejudice. Research in this area using racial group memberships has quickly highlighted the amygdala as a neural structure of importance. In this article, we offer a critical review of social neuroscientific studies of the amygdala in race-related prejudice. ...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.3389/fnhum.2014.00179

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Frontiers Research Foundation Publisher's website
Journal:
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
MAR
Pages:
179
Publication date:
2014-03-27
Acceptance date:
2014-03-10
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EISSN:
1662-5161
ISSN:
1662-5161
Language:
English
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pubs:462046
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uuid:6a4fcf39-5e9b-4937-a3dc-ed48153b57f3
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pubs:462046
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462046
Deposit date:
2014-05-12

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