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Individual variation in the neurophysiological representation of negative emotions in virtual reality is shaped by sociability
Wang, Ruien; Yu, Runquan; Tian, Yan; Wu, Haiyan
2022-11-01
Source PublicationNEUROIMAGE
ISSN1053-8119
Volume263Pages:119596
Abstract

Negative emotions play a dominant role in daily human life, and mentalizing and empathy are also basic sociability in social life. However, little is known regards the neurophysiological pattern of negative experiences in immersive environments and how people with different sociabilities respond to the negative emotional stimuli at behavioral and neural levels. The present study investigated the neurophysiological representation of negative affective experiences and whether such variations are associated with one's sociability. To address this question, we examined four types of negative emotions that frequently occurred in real life: angry, anxious, fearful, and helpless. We combined naturalistic neuroimaging under virtual reality, multimodal neurophysiological recording, and behavioral measures. Inter-subject representational similarity analysis was conducted to capture the individual differences in the neurophysiological representations of negative emotional experiences. The behavioral and neurophysiological indices revealed that although the emotion ratings were uniquely different, a similar electroencephalography response pattern across these negative emotions was found over the parieto-occipital electrodes. Furthermore, the neurophysiological representations indeed reflected interpersonal variations regarding mentalizing and empathic abilities. Our findings yielded a common pattern of neurophysiological responses toward different negative affective experiences in VR. Moreover, the current results indicate the potential of taking a sociability perspective for understanding the interpersonal variations in the neurophysiological representation of emotion.

KeywordElectroencephalography Emotion Heart Rate Variability Inter-subject Representational Similarity Analysis Mentalizing Naturalistic Neuroimaging
DOI10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119596
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaNeurosciences & Neurology ; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
WOS SubjectNeurosciences ; Neuroimaging ; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
WOS IDWOS:000974292700010
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85137301110
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION
Corresponding AuthorWu, Haiyan
AffiliationDepartment of Psychology, Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Wang, Ruien,Yu, Runquan,Tian, Yan,et al. Individual variation in the neurophysiological representation of negative emotions in virtual reality is shaped by sociability[J]. NEUROIMAGE, 2022, 263, 119596.
APA Wang, Ruien., Yu, Runquan., Tian, Yan., & Wu, Haiyan (2022). Individual variation in the neurophysiological representation of negative emotions in virtual reality is shaped by sociability. NEUROIMAGE, 263, 119596.
MLA Wang, Ruien,et al."Individual variation in the neurophysiological representation of negative emotions in virtual reality is shaped by sociability".NEUROIMAGE 263(2022):119596.
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