Emotion

Question 1

What are Ekman 7 basic emotions?

Answer 1

Anger, Disgust, Fear, Surprise, Happiness, Sadness, Contempt .

Question 2

What did Ekman say about basic emotions?

Answer 2

They are universal and do not need to be learned.

Question 3

What is meant by complete specialisation?

Answer 3

States there is only one area in the brain that is responsible for processing a specific emotion.

Question 4

What is meant by complete dispersion?

Answer 4

States that any brain area is involved in processing a specific emotion.

Question 5

What is Papez circuit?

Answer 5

The idea that there are set brain areas for processing emotions.

Cingulate gyrus -> Parahippocampal region -> subiculum (hippocampus) -> Mamillary bodies -> Anterior thalamic nuclei

Question 6

How are emotional states distinguished using a univariate fMRI?

Answer 6

Degrees of activation in individual voxels.
- how strongly is the voxel activated in a given condition.

• similar activation - is there overlap so large hat it is not significant

Question 7

What emotion is associated with the Amygdala?

Answer 7

Fear

Question 8

How is it possible to switch fear ON/OFF?

Answer 8

Optogenetic stimulation of lateral amygdala can switch fear conditioning on/off.

Light stimulation can mimic patterns of activation = Long term depression/potentiation

LTD - decrease fear memory

LTP - increases fear memory