The feeling brain : the biology and psychology of emotions /
Johnston, Elizabeth (Psychologist)
The feeling brain : the biology and psychology of emotions / Elizabeth Johnston and Leah Olson. - First edition. - xxi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - A Norton professional book .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: what is an emotion? -- 1. The early work on defining emotion: from William James to appraisal theory -- Divisions of the nervous system -- 2. The Limbic system version of the emotional brain -- Limbic system structures -- 3. The functions of emotions: basic emotional systems -- 4. The neutral substrates of fear and anxiety -- The stress system -- Divisions of the prefrontal cortex -- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) -- 5. The role of the body in emotions and decision making -- 6. Reward: liking, wanting, and learning -- Structures of the reward system -- 7. Body and mind: the linkage of interoception and emotion -- 8. Emotion and memory -- Subdivisions of memory -- 9. Feelings-as-information: how affect influences thought and judgment -- 10. Emotion-cognition interactions: attention, perception, and neuroeconomics -- 11. Emotion regulation -- Conclusion: what is an emotion, now?
9780393706659 (hardcover)
2014046923
Affective neuroscience.
Emotions--Physiological aspects.
Emotions.
Neuropsychology.
QP401 / .J64 2015
612.8/233
The feeling brain : the biology and psychology of emotions / Elizabeth Johnston and Leah Olson. - First edition. - xxi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - A Norton professional book .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: what is an emotion? -- 1. The early work on defining emotion: from William James to appraisal theory -- Divisions of the nervous system -- 2. The Limbic system version of the emotional brain -- Limbic system structures -- 3. The functions of emotions: basic emotional systems -- 4. The neutral substrates of fear and anxiety -- The stress system -- Divisions of the prefrontal cortex -- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) -- 5. The role of the body in emotions and decision making -- 6. Reward: liking, wanting, and learning -- Structures of the reward system -- 7. Body and mind: the linkage of interoception and emotion -- 8. Emotion and memory -- Subdivisions of memory -- 9. Feelings-as-information: how affect influences thought and judgment -- 10. Emotion-cognition interactions: attention, perception, and neuroeconomics -- 11. Emotion regulation -- Conclusion: what is an emotion, now?
9780393706659 (hardcover)
2014046923
Affective neuroscience.
Emotions--Physiological aspects.
Emotions.
Neuropsychology.
QP401 / .J64 2015
612.8/233