Attention modulates facial expression processing in subsyndromal depression: A behavioral and ERP study.
Int J Psychophysiol
; 201: 112359, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Impaired facial expression perception is a core element in depression, but the underlying mechanism remains controversial. This event-related potential study investigated how attention modulates facial expression perception in depression using a nonclinical sample. A group of healthy controls (HC, N = 39) and a group of individuals with subsyndromal depression (SD, N = 39) categorized faces based on either facial expression (happy vs. sad) or gender (male vs. female). Behaviorally, the SD group was less sensitive to the emotional valence of facial expression than the HC group when their attention was directed to facial expression, as revealed by comparable subjective ratings and accuracy rates in response to facial expressions. When attention was directed towards facial gender, the SD group versus the HC group showed a negative bias, as revealed by a faster N170 for sad faces than happy faces. Together, our findings suggest that attention plays a role in understanding the relationship between depression and facial expression perception.
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Assunto principal:
Atenção
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Depressão
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Eletroencefalografia
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Potenciais Evocados
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Expressão Facial
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Reconhecimento Facial
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Psychophysiol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article