Neural correlates of winning and losing while watching soccer matches.
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.
Park
Hye Ju
HJ
Performance Psychology Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Sanghyukdong Bukgu, Daegu Republic of Korea.
Li
Ren Xi
RX
Kim
Jingu
J
Kim
Sung Woon
SW
Moon
Doo Hwan
DH
Kwon
Myung Hwa
MH
Kim
Woo Jong
WJ
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