The role of the human amygdala and insular cortex in emotional processing [Elektronische Ressource] : investigations using functional MRI combined with probabilistic anatomical maps / vorgelegt von Isabella Mutschler

TheRoleoftheHumanAmygdalaandInsularCortexinEmotionalProcessing:InvestigationsusingFunctionalMRIcombinedwithProbabilisticAnatomicalMaps Dissertation derFakultätfürInformations&undKognitionswissenschaftenderEberhard&Karls&UniversitätTübingenzurErlangungdesGradeseinesDoktorsderNaturwissenschaften(Dr.rer.nat.)vorgelegtvonDipl.-Psych. Isabella Mutschler ausFreiburg Tübingen 2007 TagdermündlichenQualifikation:18.07.2007Dekan: Prof.Dr.MichaelDiehl1.Berichterstatter: Prof.Dr.MartinHautzinger2.Berichterstatter: Prof.Dr.NielsBirbaumer 2 1 ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 STUDIESOFEMOTION...................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 THEROLEOFTHEAMYGDALAINEMOTIONALPROCESSING ....................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Hypotheses of the functional MRI study..............................................................................