Placing students one by one in an fMRI machine, Depue simulated fear conditions by showing subjects images of fearful faces and playing them sounds of human screams.

在功能磁共振成像仪中，研究人员让学生们一个接一个地观看，通过向他们展示恐惧面孔的图像，并播放人类尖叫的声音，来模拟恐惧状况。