Should perception of emotions be classified according to threat detection rather than emotional valence? An updated meta-analysis for a whole-brain atlas of emotional faces processing

CONCLUSION: Processing of emotional faces appeared to be oriented toward identifying threats on faces, from highest (i.e., angry or fearful faces) to lowest level (i.e., happy or sad faces), with a more complex lateralization pattern than previously theorized. Emotional faces may be processed in latent grouping but organized by threat content rather than emotional valence.PMID:37857413 | PMC:PMC10599659 | DOI:10.1503/jpn.230065
Source: Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research