Class 16 - Emotion and social learning Flashcards
What is affect?
Conscious subjective feeling about a stimulus
How many basic emotions are there?
Six
What did decorticated dogs that showed rage behavior show about emotional responses?
Emotional responses depend on the diencephalon
Where are the lesion in Kluver Bucy syndrome?
Bilateral removal of amygdala and inferior temporal cortex
What side is better for producing facial expressions?
Left side
What parts of your brain are especially important for emotion?
Amygdala and prefrontal cortex
What behavioral changes occurred after frontal lesions in monkeys?
Messed up social interaction
What is the somatic marker hypothesis?
The brain and body change in response to a important stimulus. Less body reactions mean less intense emotions
What is the cognitive emotional interactions theory
The notion that amygdala circuits interact with cortical circuits to influence affective behavior
What hemisphere is more engaged in automatic components of emotion (generates feelings)?
Right hemisphere
What hemisphere is more engaged in cognitive control of information (interpreting feelings)?
Left hemisphere
What side of the brain is damaged in aprosodia?
Right hemisphere
What is theory of mind?
Ability to understand the mental states of others and the behaviors that result from these mental states
What neural regions are active during social judgement?
Frontal lobe, amygdala, STS cortex
What networks help generate yourself?
right frontal parietal cortex and cortical midline network
