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Neural representation of hedonic valence during narrative listening

2026-07-04

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Hedonic valence, the intrinsic pleasantness or unpleasantness of an experience, is fundamental to human psychological functioning. Yet, how valence is represented in the brain remains an open question. Functional MRI studies have demonstrated that the brain encodes both positive and negative valence, but this evidence largely stems from experiments using simplified, controlled stimuli, such as images, sounds, or w...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.30.735538

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