Functional connectivity during a social emotion task in adolescents and in adults.

Journal article

In this fMRI study we investigated functional connectivity between components of the mentalising system during a social emotion task, using psychophysiological interaction (PPI) analysis. Ten adults (22-32 years) and 18 adolescents (11-18 years) were scanned while thinking about scenarios in which a social or a basic emotion would be experienced. Unlike basic emotions (such as disgust and fear), social emotions (such as embarrassment and guilt) require the representation of another's mental s...

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Authors: Burnett, S; Blakemore, S

• Journal: European journal of neuroscience
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1294-1301
• Publication date: 2009-03-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06674.x
• EISSN: 1460-9568
• ISSN: 0953-816X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Female; Humans; Young Adult; Brain Mapping; Child; Age Factors; Psychophysics; Brain; Neuropsychological Tests; Emotions; Adult; Oxygen; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Adolescent; Interpersonal Relations