Breiter et al. (1996)

Response and Habituation of the Human Amygdala during Visual Processing of Facial Expression

Neuron, 17(5), 875-887

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Breiter, H. C., Etcoff, N. L., Whalen, P. J., Kennedy, W. A., Rauch, S. L., Buckner, R. L., Strauss, M. M., Hyman, S. E., & Rosen, B. R. (1996). Response and Habituation of the Human Amygdala during Visual Processing of Facial Expression. Neuron, 17(5), 875-887. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80219-6

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In humans, fMRI showed the amygdala responds more to fearful than neutral faces and that this response habituates rapidly over repeated presentations