Response Inhibition Results in the Emotional Devaluation of Faces: Neural Correlates as Revealed by fMRI

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Sonia Doallo

University of Oxford

Jane E. Raymond

University of Wales Bangor

Kimron Shapiro

University of Wales Bangor

Monika Kiss

University of London - Birkbeck College

Martin Eimer

University of London - Birkbeck College

Anna C Nobre

Yale University; University of Oxford

Date Written: August 07, 2012

Abstract

Although it is well established that prior experience with faces determines their subsequent social-emotional evaluation, recent work shows that top-down inhibitory mechanisms, including response inhibition, can lead to social devaluation after even a single, brief exposure. These rapidly induced effects indicate interplay among perceptual, attentional, response-selection and social-emotional networks; yet, the brain mechanisms underlying this are not well understood. This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural mechanism mediating the relationship between inhibitory control and emotional devaluation. Participants performed two tasks: (i) a Go/No-Go task in response to faces and (ii) a trustworthiness rating task involving the previously seen faces. No-Go faces were rated as significantly less trustworthy than Go faces. By examining brain activations during Task 1, behavioral measures and brain activations obtained in Task 2 could be predicted. Specifically, activity in brain areas during Task 1 associated with (i) executive control and response suppression (i.e. lateral prefrontal cortex) and (ii) affective responses and value representation (i.e. orbitofrontal cortex), systematically covaried with behavioral ratings and amygdala activity obtained during Task 2. The present findings offer insights into the neural mechanisms linking inhibitory processes to affective responses.

Keywords: cognitive control; emotion; fMRI; motor inhibition

Suggested Citation

Doallo, Sonia and Raymond, Jane E. and Shapiro, Kimron and Kiss, Monika and Eimer, Martin and Nobre, Anna C, Response Inhibition Results in the Emotional Devaluation of Faces: Neural Correlates as Revealed by fMRI (August 07, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4063725 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4063725

Sonia Doallo

University of Oxford

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Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
United Kingdom

Jane E. Raymond

University of Wales Bangor

Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2 UW
Great Britain

Kimron Shapiro

University of Wales Bangor

Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2 UW
Great Britain

Monika Kiss

University of London - Birkbeck College

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London, WC1E 7HX
United Kingdom

Martin Eimer

University of London - Birkbeck College

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London, WC1E 7HX
United Kingdom

Anna C Nobre (Contact Author)

Yale University ( email )

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United States

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University of Oxford ( email )

Wu Tsai Institute and Psychology Department
Yale University
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United States

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