title: Neural correlates of winning and losing while watching soccer matches.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the emotions experienced by spectators when their favorite team wins or loses a soccer match using fMRI. Those who watched winning scenes showed activation of the right and left occipital lobes, left temporal lobe, left limbic lobe, middle occipital gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, cuneus, and uncus. Those who watched losing scenes showed activation of the right frontal lobe and right limbic lobe. This result suggests that emotional suppression is much stronger in negative emotional responses than in positive responses.
authors.affiliation: Performance Psychology Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Sanghyukdong Bukgu, Daegu Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ren Xi
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jingu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Woon
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Doo Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Myung Hwa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Woo Jong
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012916:Soccer / Q000523:psychology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult