Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2022, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (3): 39-44.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2022.0087

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Neural mechanisms of explicit and implicit face aesthetic processing: an activate likelihood estimation meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies

JIA Fanlu*, ZHANG Wenjun*, LI Kaiyun, HOU Tingting, LIN Fengxun   

  1. Social Cognitive and Affective Brain Sciences Laboratory, School of Education and Psychology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
  • Published:2022-03-09

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Abstract: Objective To explore the neural mechanisms of explicit and implicit face aesthetic processing. Methods An activation likelihood estimation(ALE)meta-analysis of 24 neuroimaging experiments was performed, and brain activations of healthy adults in face aesthetic processing tasks were examined. Firstly, individual ALE meta-analysis was conducted to identify the brain activation regions underlying explicit and implicit face aesthetic processing. After that, conjunction analysis and subtraction analysis were conducted respectively to investigate the similarities or differences of neural systems between explicit and implicit face aesthetic processing. Results The individual ALE analysis showed that anterior cingulate cortex(ACC)involved in explicit face aesthetic processing, while implicit face aesthetic processing aroused the activations of left caudate nucleus and anterior cingulate gyrus. The conjunction analysis showed that the anterior cingulate gyrus was recruited for both implicit and explicit aesthetic processing. However, no significant difference was identified on the brain activities between implicit and explicit aesthetic processing in the subtraction analysis. Conclusion The reward area might involve in both explicit and implicit face aesthetics processing, and ACC might be a crucial brain region for face aesthetics. The determination of the neural basis underlying face aesthetics provides reliable parameters for clinical intervention of aesthetic psychological disorders.

Key words: Explicit processing, Implicit processing, Face aesthetics, Reward system, Activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis

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