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Eyes, amygdala, and other models of face processing: Questions for the SIMS model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2010

Bhismadev Chakrabarti
Bhismadev Chakrabarti
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG 6 6AL, United Kingdom. b.chakrabarti@reading.ac.ukhttp://sites.google.com/site/bhisma
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Abstract

This commentary raises general questions about the parsimony and generalizability of the SIMS model, before interrogating the specific roles that the amygdala and eye contact play in it. Additionally, this situates the SIMS model alongside another model of facial expression processing, with a view to incorporating individual differences in emotion perception.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 6 , December 2010 , pp. 440 - 441
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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