Localized amygdalar lesions in humans produce deficits in the recognition of fearful facial
expressions. We used functional neuroimaging to test two hypotheses:(i) that the amygdala …

We have previously reported that bilateral amygdala damage in humans compromises the
recognition of fear in facial expressions while leaving intact recognition of face identity …

Lesion, functional imaging, and single-unit studies in human and nonhuman animals have
demonstrated a role for the amygdala in processing stimuli with emotional and social …

We measured amygdala activity in human volunteers during rapid visual presentations of
fearful, happy, and neutral faces using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The …

Despite the many studies highlighting the role of the amygdala in fear perception, few have
examined differences between right and left amygdalar responses. Using functional …

Background: The amygdala plays a central role in the human response to affective or
emotionally charged stimuli, particularly fear-producing stimuli. We examined the specificity …

People with Huntington's disease and people suffering from obsessive–compulsive disorder
show severe deficits in recognizing facial expressions of disgust, whereas people with …

Bilateral damage to the human amygdala impairs recognition of negatively valenced
emotions from facial expressions, but it is unclear if this finding generalizes to richer visual …

Functional neuroimaging and lesion-based neuropsychological experiments have
demonstrated the human amygdala's role in recognition of certain emotions signaled by …

The amygdala's historical role in processing stimuli related to threat and fear is being
modified to suggest a role that is broader and more abstract. Amygdala lesions impair the …