An article by Dr. Sato et al. has been published in Communications Biology
posted on : December 22, 2025
An article by Dr. Sato (Psychological Process Research Team) and his colleagues has been published in Communications Biology.
This fMRI study suggests that, during emotional processing, facial responses are initially generated by the limbic and sensorimotor network; subsequently, these responses give rise to subjective experiences through activity in the mentalizing network.
Details are as follows.
Sato, W.*, Kochiyama, T.*, Abe, N., Asano, K., & Yoshikawa, S. (* equal contributors) (in press). Neural network dynamics associated with facial and subjective emotional responses. Communications Biology. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09361-5