Controlling the Integration of Emotion and Cognition: The Role of Frontal Cortex in Distinguishing Helpful From Hurtful Emotional Information.

A study was conducted to examine the role played by the orbitofrontal cortex in controlling the integration of emotion and cognition. Data were obtained from two experiments in which a total of 29 people participated. Findings indicated that activity in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex was importa...

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Publicado en:Psychological Science. Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 448 - 454
Autores principales: Beer, Jennifer S., Knight, Robert T., D'Esposito, Mark
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Publicado: HWW Temp May 2006
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Sumario:A study was conducted to examine the role played by the orbitofrontal cortex in controlling the integration of emotion and cognition. Data were obtained from two experiments in which a total of 29 people participated. Findings indicated that activity in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex was important in evaluating the contextual importance of emotional information for decision making. Findings are discussed in detail.