Recent findings suggest the processing of emotional stimuli is prioritized compared to
neutral stimuli; however, it is not necessarily automatic and depends on several modulating
factors. The current paper highlights three major factors that affect the reactions to emotional
stimuli:(i) stimulus properties,(ii) task demands and attention, and (iii) individual
characteristics. The evidence reviewed here suggests that individual characteristics shape
the structure, function and connectivity within a neural network that is involved in the�…