The role of the amygdala in emotional processing: a quantitative meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies.

By Karine Sergerie, C. Chochol, Jorge L. Armony. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2008

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A Developmental Shift from Positive to Negative Connectivity in Human Amygdala-Prefrontal Circuitry (2013, methodology): “Following evidence for right amygdala involvement in the rapid detection of emotional stimuli and the left amygdala in more elaborate evaluation of stimuli, a meta-analysis demonstrated differences in lateralization for block and event-related designs (Sergerie et al., 2008).”
Neural bases of the non-conscious perception of emotional signals (2010, background): “Contrary to the traditional view, positively valenced emotional stimuli, like happy or surprised expressions, can also activate the amygdal”
Impact of mindfulness on the neural responses to emotional pictures in experienced and beginner meditators (2011, background): “…in response to aversive stimuli (see, for instance, Ochsner et al., 2002, 2004), but also to positive emotional stimuli (Beauregard et al., 2001; Sergerie et al., 2008), indicating that this cerebral structure may not be specific to the detection of aversive information but to generally…”
Brain regions with mirror properties: a meta-analysis of 125 human fMRI studies. (2012, background): “The amygdala, on the other hand, has been implicated in the processing of threat-related emotions, including anger and fear (Phan et al., 2002; though see also van der Gaag et al., 2007; Sergerie et al., 2008).”