Individual differences in disgust imagery: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies have examined neural correlates of disgust imagery, but have never taken into account the moderating effects of personality traits. Twenty-four women first viewed and subsequently visualized pictures with disgust-inducing and happiness-inducing content. Relative to the picture perception, disgust, and happiness imagery provoked activation of the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, and parietal cortex. Trait disgust was negatively correlated with localized brain activation (e.g. insula, amygdala, parietal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex) during disgust imagery. This study provides first evidence that disgust propensity is associated with brain activation during imagery of repulsive scenes.
Schienle
Anne
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Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria. anne.schienle@uni-graz.at
Schäfer
Axel
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Vaitl
Dieter
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy; D007206:Individuality; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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