Debate continues as to the automaticity of the amygdala's response to threat. Accounts
taking a strong automaticity line suggest that the amygdala's response to threat is both …

The evidence for amygdala processing of emotional items outside the focus of attention is
mixed. We hypothesized that differences in attentional demands may, at least in part, explain …

Responses to threat-related stimuli are influenced by conscious and unconscious
processes, but the neural systems underlying these processes and their relationship to …

Recent studies have cast doubts on the appealing idea that the processing of threat-related
stimuli in the amygdala is unconstrained by the availability of attentional resources …

This study investigated the influence of trait anxiety on event-related potentials (ERPs) to
fearful, happy, and neutral faces. Fearful faces, relative to neutral, elicited a range of effects …

The amygdala is known to play an important role in the response to facial expressions that
convey fear. However, it remains unclear whether the amygdala's response to fear reflects …

The ability to process stimuli that convey potential threat, under conditions of limited
attentional resources, confers adaptive advantages. This study examined the neurobiology …

We tested the proposal that signals of potential threat are given precedence over positive
and neutral signals, reflected in earlier and more pronounced changes in neural activity. The …

Neuroscience research indicates that individual differences in anxiety may be attributable to
a neural system for threat-processing, involving the amygdala, which modulates attentional …

The processing of fearful facial expressions is prioritized by the human brain. This priority is
maintained across various information processing stages as evident in early, intermediate …