Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...
Emotions guide our actions. They help us decide whether to start, maintain, shift, or stop what we are doing—based on our current bodily state, the surrounding context, and the meaning we give to both ...
It is well established in psychology that humans conceptualize emotions by features known as valence (the degree of pleasantness or unpleasantness) and arousal (the intensity of bodily reactions, such ...
A major analysis of brain scans found that people with anxiety disorders have noticeably lower levels of choline, a nutrient ...
The Papez circuit, first described in 1937, is a network of brain structures linking memory and emotion. Modern imaging and anatomical studies reveal it’s more complex than originally thought, ...
People with high levels of psychopathic tendencies are often incapable of feeling empathy for other people. From a brain ...
Cartoon showing an example of how inferred emotions are learned. A child often watches wasps fly in and out of their nest in the woods near her house. One day she is stung by one of the wasps for the ...