TY  - JOUR
A1  - Heinzel, Alexander
A1  - Schäfer, Ralf
A1  - Müller, Hans-Wilhelm
A1  - Schieffer, Andre
A1  - Ingenhag, Ariane
A1  - Northoff, Georg
A1  - Franz, Matthias
A1  - Hautzel, Hubertus
T1  - Differential modulation of valence and arousal in high-alexithymic and low-alexithymic individuals
T2  - Neuroreport
N2  - High-alexithymic individuals are characterized by an impaired ability to identify and communicate emotions whereas low-alexithymic individuals have a wide-ranging ability to deal with emotions. This study examined the hypothesis that valence and arousal modifications of emotional stimuli differentially modulate cortical regions in high-alexithymic and low-alexithymic individuals. To this end, 28 high-alexithymic and 25 low-alexithymic individuals were investigated with event-related fMRI using visual emotional stimuli. We found differential neural activations in the dorsal anterior cingulate, the insula and the amygdala. We suggest that these differences may account for the impaired ability of high-alexithymic individuals to appropriately handle emotional stimuli.
Y1  - 2010
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/5124
SN  - 1473-558X
VL  - 21
IS  - 15
SP  - 998
EP  - 1002
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
CY  - London
ER  -