PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Mirror Neuron, Prefrontal Cortex, Autonomic Nervous System
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Emotion: state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, cognitive appraisals, subjective feelings, and tendencies toward action. Primary emotions: emotions that are considered to be universal and biologically based. Secondary emotions: emotions that are specific to certain cultures. Facial feedback: when facial muscles send messages to brain about basic emotion being expressed. Mirror neurons: brains cells that fire when person/animal observes others carrying out action; involved in empathy, imitation, and reading emotions. Autonomic nervous system (ans) activates epinephrine and norepinephrine --> produces energy and alertness: feeling hot = angry; feeling cold = sad. Reflect internal feelings, influence internal feelings (facial feedback), communicate feelings, signal intentions, affect behaviour and feelings of others (mood contagion), conceal or pretend an emotion (lie) Determines emotional importance of incoming sensory info; responsible for initial decision to approach or withdraw; involved in learning, recognizing, and expressing fear.
