情绪的自动加工与控制加工

由于人类注意资源有限，对相关刺激的加工经常以抑制对其它刺激的加工为代价。大量的研究表明，情绪的加工是注意加工过程的一个特例。通常认为情绪信息的加工是自动的，不需要注意资源的调节。但最近的研究结果倾向于支持对立的观点，即情绪信息的加工需要注意的控制。该文结合认知神经科学研究证据，对情绪的自动加工的观点提出质疑。主要的证据来自对情绪的皮层和皮层下通路的研究以及对盲视病人的研究。

Emotional Automatic Processing and Control Processing

Because the processing capacity of the visual system is limited, selective attention to one stimulus comes at the cost of neglecting other stimuli. A large body of evidence has demonstrated that emotional information was an exception to attentional modulation and processing of emotional information is considered to be automatic. But recent neuroimaging studies found that emotional processing needs attention. We discussed two controversial aspects concerning automatic emotion processing: the slow-cortical and fast-subcotical pathways and evidence from blindsight patients.