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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Published in:	Psychological Science. Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 448 - 454
Main Authors:	Beer, Jennifer S., Knight, Robert T., D'Esposito, Mark
Format:	Article
Published:	HWW Temp May 2006
Subjects:	Frontal lobe Brain function localization Emotions Cognition
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