PSYC 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Cortisol, Botulinum Toxin, Amygdala
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Emotion and the brain: emotion involves the body, physical responses of the autonomic nervous system, emotion also involves the brain, limbic system, prefrontal cortex, emotions typically involve characteristic responses from facial muscles. Facial expressions of emotion: facial expressions displaying 6 most basic emotions are recognizable across cultures. Complex emotions: more complex emotions likely a combination of a more basic emotion paired with a cognitive appraisal, jealousy: fear + threat of losing someone close to you. Emotion and the brain: emotions can interfere with our ability to make rational decisions, the pfc provides both the cognitive appraisal and inhibition of emotional contributions to decisions, difference between humans and other animals. Feedback from the body: two predictions of the james-lange theory, people with weak autonomic or skeletal responses should feel less emotion. Increasing someone"s autonomic responses should enhance an emotion. Pain responses: pain like stress and emotion is intended to be adaptive, provides information about what objects/behaviors to avoid.