Neocortical modulation of the amygdala response to fearful stimuli.
Neocortical modulation of the amygdala response to fearful stimuli.
A. Hariri,V. Mattay,2 Authors,D. Weinberger
2003 · DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01786-9
Biological Psychiatry · 855 Citations
TLDR
The current results further implicate the importance of neocortical regions, including the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices, in regulating emotional responses mediated by the amygdala through conscious evaluation and appraisal.