A subcortical pathway through the superior colliculus and pulvinar to the amygdala is
commonly assumed to mediate the non-conscious processing of affective visual stimuli. We …

Models of visual emotional perception suggest a reentrant organization of the ventral visual
system with the amygdala. Using focused functional magnetic resonance imaging in …

Emotional stimuli are thought to gain rapid and privileged access to processing resources in
the brain. The structures involved in this enhanced access are thought to support …

The amygdala is a fascinating, complex structure that lies at the center of much of our current
thinking about emotion. Here, I will review data that suggest that the amygdala is involved in …

Visual processing is not determined solely by retinal inputs. Attentional modulation can arise
when the internal attentional state (current task) of the observer alters visual processing of …

Summary Nonconscious [1–6], rapid [7, 8], or coarse [9] visual processing of emotional
stimuli induces functional activity in a subcortical pathway to the amygdala involving the …

Emotion and attention represent fundamental human psychological processes that influence
perception, action, and conscious experience. At any point in time, humans are confronted …

A study that goes beyond the debate over functional specialization to describe the ways that
emotion and cognition interact and are integrated in the brain. The idea that a specific brain …

The specific role of the amygdala remains controversial even though the development of
functional imaging techniques has established its implication in the emotional process. The …

Functional neuroimaging studies have provided strong support for a critical role of the
amygdala in emotional processing. However, several controversies remain in terms of …