![]() Both imply a dual relationship in the formation of a bound between individuals ( Bartels and Zeki, 2004 Zeki, 2007 Acevedo et al., 2012). Romantic and maternal love represent well-studied forms of passionate experience, with recognized biological and evolutionary relevance. The observation of increased response patterns in critical components of the reward system, in particular for positive content related to the loved team, suggests that this kind of non-romantic love reflects a specific arousal and motivational state, which is biased for emotional learning of positive outcomes. The latter contrast was correlated with neuropsychological scores of fanaticism in the amygdala and regions within the reward system, as the VTA and SN. We found recruitment of amygdala and reward regions, including the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra (SN), as well as other limbic regions involved in emotional cognition, for ‘positive vs neutral’ and ‘positive vs negative’ conditions. A pool of 56 participants was submitted to an fMRI experimental design involving the presentation of winning and losing football moments of their loved, rival or neutral teams. ![]() Here we aimed to investigate the neural basis of this tribal form of love, which implies both the feeling of belongingness and rivalry against opposing teams. ![]() Other forms of love such as romantic or maternal attachment have previously been studied from a neuroimaging point of view. The tribal character of the affective link between football fans and their teams is a well-recognized phenomenon. ![]()
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