Fiske and Harris Review

Aim

To examine the roles of the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala in emotional response.

Procedure

Pictures of different objects/people were shown to each subject while they were undergoing fMRI scanning and activity in specific brain regions was recorded.

Results

Emotional reactions occurred in the amygdalas (it registered disgust while nothing registered in the medial prefrontal cortex) 

Implications

Emotions have a biological basis

Limitations

Small sample sizeTo examine the roles of the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala in emotional response.

Sample bias → well-educated people/similar educational backgrounds