The Neuroscience of Emotion : A New Synthesis / David J. Anderson, Ralph Adolphs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adolphs, Ralph, author.

Anderson, David J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Affective neuroscience.

Emotions.

Emotions in animals.

Neuropsychology.

Neurosciences--Methodology.

Neurosciences.

Neurobiology.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animalsThe Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotion across species. Written by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson, two leading authorities on the study of emotion, this accessible and original book recasts the discipline and demonstrates that in order to understand emotion, we need to examine its biological roots in humans and animals. Only through a comparative approach that encompasses work at the molecular, cellular, systems, and cognitive levels will we be able to comprehend what emotions do, how they evolved, how the brain shapes their development, and even how we might engineer them into robots in the future. Showing that emotions are ubiquitous across species and implemented in specific brain circuits, Adolphs and Anderson offer a broad foundation for thinking about emotions as evolved, functionally defined biological states. The authors discuss the techniques and findings from modern neuroscientific investigations of emotion and conclude with a survey of theories and future research directions. Featuring color illustrations throughout, The Neuroscience of Emotion synthesizes the latest in neuroscientific work to provide deeper insights into how emotions function in all of us.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I. Foundations

CHAPTER 1. What Don't We Know about Emotions?

CHAPTER 2. A Framework for Studying Emotions

CHAPTER 3. Building Blocks and Features of Emotions

PART II. Neuroscience

CHAPTER 4. The Logic Of Neuroscientific Explanations

CHAPTER 5. The Neurobiology of Emotion in Animals: General Considerations

CHAPTER 6. The Neuroscience of Emotion in Rodents

CHAPTER 7. Emotions in Insects and Other Invertebrates

CHAPTER 8. Tools and Methods in Human Neuroscience

CHAPTER 9. The Neuroscience of Emotion in Humans

PART III. Open Questions

CHAPTER 10. Theories of Emotions and Feelings

CHAPTER 11. Summary and Future Directions

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-345) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400889914

140088991X

OCLC:

1031965242