Neurophysiological evidence for emotional attention modulation depending on goal relevance.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC11978912 · PMID 40199937

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almost significantp = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Importantly, the interaction between Emotion, Validity, and Goal was almost significant ( F 1,39 = 3.837, p = 0.057, η p 2 = 0.090, BF incl = 1.986 suggesting anecdotal evidence) suggesting that the spatial orienting towards emotional faces captured by this early visual component was influenced by Emotion and Goal.

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marginally significantp = 0.077so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The main effect of Emotion was marginally significant ( F 1,39 = 3.289, p = 0.077, η p 2 = 0.078, BF incl = 0.399 suggesting anecdotal evidence), with a higher sensitivity for happiness than fear.

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highly significantno p-value reported

However, the effect of Goal on the subsequent EPN component was still highly significant in this control analysis, thereby confirming that these two successive ERP components likely reflect different stages of emotional processing.

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