Human Emotion Flashcards
“…and minds without emotions are not really minds at all. They are souls on ice - cold, lifeless creatures.”
LeDoux
What are emotions?
subjective conscious experiences
distinct bodily expression
objective behaviour
What is affective neuroscience?
understand the emotional aspects of brain function through objective physiological measures
What is psychophysiology?
verify and quantify emotional reactions
What is a polygraph?
method of interrogation employing the ANS - can have 80% success
What’s the fight or flight response?
altered strength of reflexes
How does the ANS control the activity of the body’s physiology?
hormones (A and NA increase glucose metabolism)
increase muscle activity (sympathetic)
What did Phineas Gage suffer?
Orbito-frontal cortex destruction
Darwin pointed to a shared evolution but why?
animals and humans express and signal to other their emotions
Charles Bell claimed…
divinely created muscles to express man’s exquisite feelings
Antithesis (opposites)
emotions hold a communicative function
Facial expressions are…
innate and universal
Evolutionary, facial expressions are…
controlled by sub-cortical structures
What are the primary expressions?
surprise anger sadness disgust fear happiness
What are the secondary expressions?
guilt = sadness + fear confusion = anger + surprise
