Abstract
The development of functional neuroimaging of emotion holds the promise to enhance our understanding of the biological bases of affect and improve our knowledge of psychiatric diseases. However, up to this point, researchers have been unable to objectively, continuously and unobtrusively measure the intensity and dynamics of affect concurrently with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This has hindered the development and generalizability of our field. Facial electromyography (EMG) is an objective, reliable, valid, sensitive, and unobtrusive measure of emotion. Here, we report the successful development of a method for simultaneously acquiring fMRI and facial EMG. The ability to simultaneously acquire brain activity and facial physiology will allow affective neuroscientists to address theoretical, psychiatric, and individual difference questions in a more rigorous and generalizable way.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 930-934 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | NeuroImage |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Affective neuroscience
- Corrugator EMG
- Emotion
- Facial physiology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neurology
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Simultaneous acquisition of corrugator electromyography and functional magnetic resonance imaging : A new method for objectively measuring affect and neural activity concurrently. / Heller, Aaron; Greischar, Lawrence L.; Honor, Ann; Anderle, Michael J.; Davidson, Richard J.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Simultaneous acquisition of corrugator electromyography and functional magnetic resonance imaging
T2 - A new method for objectively measuring affect and neural activity concurrently
AU - Heller, Aaron
AU - Greischar, Lawrence L.
AU - Honor, Ann
AU - Anderle, Michael J.
AU - Davidson, Richard J.
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - The development of functional neuroimaging of emotion holds the promise to enhance our understanding of the biological bases of affect and improve our knowledge of psychiatric diseases. However, up to this point, researchers have been unable to objectively, continuously and unobtrusively measure the intensity and dynamics of affect concurrently with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This has hindered the development and generalizability of our field. Facial electromyography (EMG) is an objective, reliable, valid, sensitive, and unobtrusive measure of emotion. Here, we report the successful development of a method for simultaneously acquiring fMRI and facial EMG. The ability to simultaneously acquire brain activity and facial physiology will allow affective neuroscientists to address theoretical, psychiatric, and individual difference questions in a more rigorous and generalizable way.
AB - The development of functional neuroimaging of emotion holds the promise to enhance our understanding of the biological bases of affect and improve our knowledge of psychiatric diseases. However, up to this point, researchers have been unable to objectively, continuously and unobtrusively measure the intensity and dynamics of affect concurrently with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This has hindered the development and generalizability of our field. Facial electromyography (EMG) is an objective, reliable, valid, sensitive, and unobtrusive measure of emotion. Here, we report the successful development of a method for simultaneously acquiring fMRI and facial EMG. The ability to simultaneously acquire brain activity and facial physiology will allow affective neuroscientists to address theoretical, psychiatric, and individual difference questions in a more rigorous and generalizable way.
KW - Affective neuroscience
KW - Corrugator EMG
KW - Emotion
KW - Facial physiology
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