The neural correlates of the awe experience: Reduced default mode network activity during feelings of awe
Human Brain Mapping May 7, 2019 Michiel van Elk, M. Andrea Arciniegas Gomez, Wietske van der Zwaag et al. 122 citations
Abstract In the present fMRI study, we aimed to obtain insight into the key brain networks involved in the experience of awe—a complex emotion that is typically elicited by perceptually vast stimuli. Participants were presented with awe‐eliciting, positive and neutral videos, while they were instructed to get fully absorbed in the scenery or to count the number of perspective changes. By using...