Neural correlates of "hot" and "cold" emotional processing: a multilevel approach to the functional anatomy of emotion.

Full Abstract

The neural correlates of two hypothesized emotional processing modes, i.e., schematic and propositional modes, were investigated with positron emission tomography. Nineteen subjects performed an emotional mental imagery task while mentally repeating sentences linked to the meaning of the imagery script. In the schematic conditions, participants repeated metaphoric sentences, whereas in the propositional conditions, the sentences were explicit questions about specific emotional appraisals of the imagery scenario. Five types of emotional scripts were proposed to the subjects (happiness, anger, affection, sadness, and a neutral scenario). The results supported the hypothesized distinction between schematic and propositional emotional processing modes. Specifically, schematic mode was associated with increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex whereas propositional mode was associated with activation of the anterolateral prefrontal cortex. In addition, interaction analyses showed that schematic versus propositional processing of happiness (compared with the neutral scenario) was associated with increased activity in the ventral striatum whereas "schematic anger" was tentatively associated with activation of the ventral pallidum.

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Author information

Author/s: Schaefer, Alexandre (A); Collette, Fabienne (F); Philippot, Pierre (P); van der Linden, Martial (M); Laureys, Steven (S); Delfiore, Guy (G); Degueldre, Christian (C); Maquet, Pierre (P); Luxen, Andre (A); Salmon, Eric (E);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Louvain, Place du Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. Alexandre.Schaefer(-atsign-)psp.ucl.ac.be

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: NeuroImage (Neuroimage), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 18 (issue 4) : pp 938-49

Dates: Created 2003/05/02; Completed 2003/05/28; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12725769, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Affect - physiology
Analysis of Variance
Brain - anatomy & histology; physiology; radionuclide imaging
Brain Mapping
Emotions - physiology
Heart Rate - physiology

Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Imagination - physiology
Male
Neurons - physiology
Reference Values
Tomography, Emission-Computed

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