Right Amygdala Synchronization and the Risk of Social Rejection: A Neurocinematic Study Using the Cinegraph
Abstract
Abstract Building on the growing use of films as neuroscientific stimuli, this study explores a filmmaker's insight into the results. Using the Cinegraph, a novel visualization method displaying the intersubject correlation of left vs. right amygdala alongside the stimuli film, this research tests the feasibility of applying dramaturgy analysis to neuroscientific data. The results reveal significant ISC lateralization of the right vs. left amygdala during the film; dramaturgical analysis suggests the risk of social rejection (ROSR) as a central dramatic theme underlying the right amygdala’s engagement. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study investigating lateralization of the amygdala using film dramaturgy.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Action Observation and Synchronization
Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Leonardo
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 171–177
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN