Self-face resemblance attenuates other-race face effect in the amygdala.
People respond favorably toward self-resembling faces. We investigated the pattern of responding in the amygdala of Caucasian participants to self-face resemblance expressed in same and other-race (African descent) faces. The amygdala response was 1) non-linear to faces as a function of self-facial resemblance and 2) attenuated to other-race self-resembling faces when regressed with implicit racial attitudes. These findings demonstrate that interactions of important facial social judgements are processed combinatorially in the amygdala.
Platek
Steven M
SM
Psychology, School of Liberal Arts, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, USA. splatek@gmail.com
Krill
Austen L
AL
D000328:Adult; D000679:Amygdala / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D055815:Young Adult