Specific neurological processes occur during the sensation of revulsion
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Specific neurological processes and brain regions, such as the insula and limbic structures, are consistently activated during the sensation and processing of revulsion or disgust.
Evidence for · 5
Assessment of brain mechanisms involved in the processes of thermal sensation, pleasantness/unpleasantness, and evaluation
2019 · cited by 35
Identifies specific neural regions and hemispheric responses involved in the evaluation of unpleasant and aversive sensory stimuli.
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Indignation for moral violations suppresses the tongue motor cortex: preliminary TMS evidence.
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Demonstrates neurophysiological changes (such as altered motor cortex excitability) during the experience of disgust and moral indignation.
Disgust Processing and Potential Relationships with Behaviors in Autism.
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Common neural correlates of disgust processing in childhood maltreatment and peer victimisation.
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Shows specific patterns of limbic and insular activation and underactivation during the neurological processing of disgust.
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