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Cerqueira,C.T.; Almeida,J.R.C.; Gorenstein,C.; Gentil,V.; Leite,C.C.; Sato,J.R.; Amaro Jr.,E.; Busatto,G.F.. |
Happy emotional states have not been extensively explored in functional magnetic resonance imaging studies using autobiographic recall paradigms. We investigated the brain circuitry engaged during induction of happiness by standardized script-driven autobiographical recall in 11 healthy subjects (6 males), aged 32.4 ± 7.2 years, without physical or psychiatric disorders, selected according to their ability to vividly recall personal experiences. Blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) changes were recorded during auditory presentation of personal scripts of happiness, neutral content and negative emotional content (irritability). The same uniform structure was used for the cueing narratives of both emotionally salient and neutral conditions, in order to... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Autobiographical recall; Emotion induction; Affective states. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008001200006 |
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