TY - GEN
T1 - An fMRI study of happiness by inducing positive affect states
AU - Jo, Han Shin
AU - Ou, Yang Yen
AU - Kung, Chun Chia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2016/6/22
Y1 - 2016/6/22
N2 - The present study examined neural activations during the positive affective state by Functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI) as participants viewed pictures of achievements (positive arousal) and connectedness (positive valence). The theoretical model of affective structure is related to explain positive affective state. We hypothesized that positive affect on two different dimensions would engage participants in distinct happiness states. 22 undergrad/grad participants performed rating the subjective experience of happiness during positive affective state by the presented photos (i.e. connectedness, achievement and neutral). Across analyses, we found a set of neural regions that support an empathic state and positive affective state. A brain activity of cognitive-evaluative system is engaged when participants view achievement stimuli. In contrast, affective- perceptual form of empathy is engaged for connectedness stimuli. In addition, cognitive-evaluative neural activation was highly correlated with the strength of perceived happiness, whereas affective-perceptual related neural regions showed no correlation. Taken together, our results provide evidence to suggest that there are integrative neuro-cognitve networks supporting the processing of positive affect where activated in functionally and anatomically dissociable patterns.
AB - The present study examined neural activations during the positive affective state by Functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI) as participants viewed pictures of achievements (positive arousal) and connectedness (positive valence). The theoretical model of affective structure is related to explain positive affective state. We hypothesized that positive affect on two different dimensions would engage participants in distinct happiness states. 22 undergrad/grad participants performed rating the subjective experience of happiness during positive affective state by the presented photos (i.e. connectedness, achievement and neutral). Across analyses, we found a set of neural regions that support an empathic state and positive affective state. A brain activity of cognitive-evaluative system is engaged when participants view achievement stimuli. In contrast, affective- perceptual form of empathy is engaged for connectedness stimuli. In addition, cognitive-evaluative neural activation was highly correlated with the strength of perceived happiness, whereas affective-perceptual related neural regions showed no correlation. Taken together, our results provide evidence to suggest that there are integrative neuro-cognitve networks supporting the processing of positive affect where activated in functionally and anatomically dissociable patterns.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICOT.2015.7498506
DO - 10.1109/ICOT.2015.7498506
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84980383547
T3 - Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2015
SP - 58
EP - 62
BT - Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2015
Y2 - 19 December 2015 through 22 December 2015
ER -