Component Neural Systems for the Creation of Emotional Memories during Free Viewing of a Complex, Real-World Event.
Abstract
To investigate the neural systems that contribute to the formation of complex, self-relevant
emotional memories, dedicated fans of rival college basketball teams watched a competitive
game while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). During a subsequent
recognition memory task, participants were shown video clips depicting plays of the
game, stemming either from previously-viewed game segments (targets) or from non-viewed
portions of the same game (foils). After an old-new judgment, participants provided
emotional valence and intensity ratings of the clips. A data driven approach was first
used to decompose the fMRI signal acquired during free viewing of the game into spatially
independent components. Correlations were then calculated between the identified components
and post-scanning emotion ratings for successfully encoded targets. Two components
were correlated with intensity ratings, including temporal lobe regions implicated
in memory and emotional functions, such as the hippocampus and amygdala, as well as
a midline fronto-cingulo-parietal network implicated in social cognition and self-relevant
processing. These data were supported by a general linear model analysis, which revealed
additional valence effects in fronto-striatal-insular regions when plays were divided
into positive and negative events according to the fan's perspective. Overall, these
findings contribute to our understanding of how emotional factors impact distributed
neural systems to successfully encode dynamic, personally-relevant event sequences.
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Journal articleSubject
affectdeclarative memory
functional neuroimaging
independent components analysis
social cognition
sports psychology
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10072Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.3389/fnhum.2010.00034Publication Info
Botzung, Anne; Labar, Kevin S; Kragel, Philip; Miles, Amanda; & Rubin, David C (2010). Component Neural Systems for the Creation of Emotional Memories during Free Viewing
of a Complex, Real-World Event. Front Hum Neurosci, 4. pp. 34. 10.3389/fnhum.2010.00034. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10072.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Kevin S. LaBar
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
My research focuses on understanding how emotional events modulate cognitive processes
in the human brain. We aim to identify brain regions that encode the emotional properties
of sensory stimuli, and to show how these regions interact with neural systems supporting
social cognition, executive control, and learning and memory. To achieve this goal,
we use a variety of cognitive neuroscience techniques in human subject populations.
These include psychophysiological monitoring, functional magnetic
David C. Rubin
Juanita M. Kreps Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
For .pdfs of all publications click here My main research interest has been in
long-term memory, especially for complex (or "real-world") stimuli. This work includes
the study of autobiographical memory and oral tra
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