OBJECTIVE:To elucidate the distribution of abnormally activated brain regions in depressive pa-tients during emotional perception processing using activation likelihood estimation,a quantitative meta-analytic technique.DATA SOURCES:Computer-based online retrieval was conducted using the PscyINFO,Pubmed and CNKI databases,searching literature from the establishment of each database until June 2010.STUDY SELECTION:Inclusion criteria:(1) studies examined emotion perception tasks using functional magnetic reson...