title: Neuronal deactivation is equally important for understanding emotional processing.
abstract: In their analyses of the neural correlates of discrete emotionality, Lindquist et al. do not consider the numerous drawbacks to inferring psychological processes based on currently available cognitive neurometric technology. The authors also disproportionately emphasize the relevance of neuronal activation over deactivation, which, in our opinion, limits the scope and utility of their conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161, USA. vigilJ@unm.edu
authors.forename: Jacob M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vigil
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dukes
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coulombe
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011859:Radiography