The neural bases of sport fan reactions to teams: Evidence from a neuroimaging study
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2023-09-16
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Wiley
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This study uses neuroimaging methods to identify patterns of brain activation among sport fans in reaction to team stimuli. In a whole-brain analysis without selected regions in advance, the purposes were to identify the structures involved when fans are exposed to positive, neutral, and negative events and to learn what events activate more limbic networks. A total of 53 individuals participated in and functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment involving the presentation of videos in various situations. Findings indicate the activation of the cingulate gyrus and other structures of the limbic system, as the hippocampus and parahippocampus. We also found involvement of the ventral tegmental area of the reward system. Additionally, brain activity in emotional regulation and memory areas were more influenced by positive than neutral and negative videos. It was also found the involvement of other areas not directly included in the limbic or reward systems. This study provides the neural basis of fan reactions to team-related stimuli. Sport clubs should be aware that negative content seems to be suppressed from emotional memory and positive videos trigger more emotion and memory areas than neutral and negative videos.
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Neural bases of sport, Fan reactions, Teams
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Cayolla, R., Biscaia, R., Baumeister, R. F., Fetscherin, M., Brito-Costa, S., Duarte, I. C., & Castelo-Branco, M. (2023). The neural bases of sport fan reactions to teams: Evidence from a neuroimaging study. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, (Published online: 16 september 2023), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.2247. Repositório Institucional UPT. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/5093
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