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Vladimir Miskovic¹, Louis A Schmidt

¹McMaster Integrative Neuroscience Discovery and Study, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1. miskovv@mcmaster.ca

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Affective Science

Background:

Affective perception involves distributed cortical networks.
Prefrontal cortex plays a regulatory role in sensory processing.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate brain electrical activity during affective image viewing.
Examine the role of electroencephalogram (EEG) coherence in processing arousal and valence.

Main Methods:

Measured regional EEG activity in young adults viewing images varying in arousal and valence.
Analyzed EEG coherence between prefrontal and posterior electrodes across hemispheres.
Investigated oscillations in beta and theta frequency bands and lead-lag relations.

Main Results:

Viewing highly arousing images significantly enhanced EEG coherence between prefrontal and posterior electrodes.
Increased interhemispheric coherence observed in females during affective image viewing.
Enhanced coherence was specific to beta oscillations (14-30Hz); theta oscillations (4-7Hz) in the right hemisphere desynchronized.
Prefrontal electrodes led posterior clusters, suggesting top-down modulation.

Conclusions:

Affective viewing involves large-scale cortical cell synchronization.
Beta oscillations play a key role in binding neural activity during emotional processing.
Top-down modulation from the prefrontal cortex influences affective perception.