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The feeling brain : the biology and psychology of emotions

Title
The feeling brain : the biology and psychology of emotions / Elizabeth Johnston and Leah Olson.
Author
Johnston, Elizabeth (Psychologist)
Publication
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]

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Olson, Leah (Biologist)
Subject
  • Affective neuroscience
  • Emotions > Physiological aspects
  • Emotions
  • Neuropsychology
Note
  • Norton professional book. "Norton professional book."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: What is an emotion? -- The early work on defining emotion: from William James to appraisal theory : Divisions of the nervous system -- The Limbic system version of the emotional brain : Limbic system structures -- The functions of emotions: basic emotional systems -- The neutral substrates of fear and anxiety : The stress system ; Divisions of the prefrontal cortex ; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) -- The role of the body in emotions and decision making -- Reward: liking, wanting, and learning : Structures of the reward system -- Body and mind: the linkage of interoception and emotion -- Emotion and memory : Subdivisions of memory -- Feelings-as-information: how affect influences thought and judgment -- Emotion-cognition interactions: attention, perception, and neuroeconomics -- Emotion regulation -- Conclusion: What is an emotion -- now?
ISBN
  • 9780393706659
  • 0393706656
LCCN
  • 2014046923
  • 99967477259
  • 40025023702
OCLC
  • ocn898206119
  • 898206119
  • SCSB-5848779
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries