They concluded that cognitive control exerted during emotional anticipation inhibits regions involved in emotion processing, such as amygdala.
The re-emergence of transient episodes of atonia only during emotions could reflect the engagement of yet unknown compensatory mechanisms during emotional processing.
The ventral ACG region is one that has been implicated in emotions [11], [59], [60], and one that activates during emotional tasks but deactivates during cognitive tasks [61].
Dede's parents attended the trial, often leaving the packed courtroom during emotional testimony.
Tachycardia occurs normally during and after exercise or during emotional stress and represents no danger to healthy individuals.
The orbitofrontal cortex, just above and behind the eyes, is "one of the most consistently active areas of the brain during emotional reactions," Jonathan Haidt tells us.
In earlier work, Dr. Davidson and his colleagues have found that regions of the right prefrontal cortex are active during emotional responses involving anger, fear and sadness.
It's a far cry from his chief adversary in Congress, the House speaker John A. Boehner, who is known for frequently crying during emotional interviews or speeches.
This effect is more pronounced during emotional negative stimuli.
Scientists have found that in mice, at least, the barrier weakens during emotional stress.
This is the Internet, and public forums during emotional times are not necessarily the most productive way to review a serious issue.
