Figure 8. .

Emotional body language (EBL) processing across three interrelated brain networks. EBL visual information enters subcortical (red) and cortical (blue) routes in parallel. The subcortical reflex-like EBL network (red) is rapid and comprises the superior colliculus (SC), pulvinar (Pulv), striatum, and amygdala (Amyg). Its output is not amenable to conscious awareness. The (cortical) visuomotor perception of EBL network (blue) has the core areas of LOC, STS, IPS, premotor cortex (PM), FG, and amygdala (Amyg). (The amygdala is common to two networks in this scheme.) The third network is called the (cortical) body awareness of EBL (green). Its core structures are the insula, somatosensory cortex (SS), ACC, and ventromedial prefrontal cortex. It processes incoming information from others, and interoceptive information from the individual. The subcortical (reflex-like EBL) sends feedforward connections (red lines) to the two cortical networks. Reciprocal interactions (blue lines) exist between the two cortical systems.