1 POST-PRINT VERSION The role of the amygdala and the basal ganglia in visual processing of central vs. peripheral emotional content Inês Almeidaª Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Email: italmeida@fmed.uc.pt Marieke van Asselenª Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Email: masselen@fmed.uc.pt Miguel Castelo-Brancoª ,b corresponding author Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal ICNAS, Brain Imaging Network of Portugal Email: mcbranco@fmed.uc.pt ª Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Azinhaga Santa Comba, Celas b ICNAS, Brain Imaging Network of Portugal Azinhaga Santa Comba, Celas 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal Phone: +351 239480200 Fax: +351 239480217