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Timing: A missing key ingredient in typical fMRI studies of emotion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2012

Christian E. Waugh  and
James A. Schirillo
Christian E. Waugh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7778. waughce@wfu.eduschirija@wfu.eduemolab.psych.wfu.edu
James A. Schirillo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7778. waughce@wfu.eduschirija@wfu.eduemolab.psych.wfu.edu
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Abstract

Lindquist et al. provide a compelling summary of the brain bases of the onset of emotion. Their conclusions, however, are constrained by typical fMRI techniques that do not assess a key ingredient in emotional experience – timing. We discuss the importance of timing in theories of emotion as well as the implications of neural temporal dynamics for psychological constructionism.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 170 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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