Intro Cognition and Emotion Flashcards
3 levels of sensation and processing
sensation
perception
high level cognition
2 fields of study from cognition are?
neuropsychology
social/clinical psych
What is localization of function?
lesion studies
neuroimaging linking structures to cognition
parietal lobe function?
somatic and visuospatial representations
what is lateralisation of function?
left: language
right: visuospatial
however this is oversimplification
What is Luria’s brain behaviour theory?
3 units of CNS
brainstem regulation of arousal
post cortical: reception of sensory
frontal lobes: planning, executing
3 Luria Zones are?
primary: receiving
Secondary: perception
Tertiary: meaning of the input
do all cognitive domains have one-to-one structural relationships?
Nope. More like systems/networks
3 tenants of Pluripotentiality
- each area operates with other areas
- no area is singly responsible for behaviour
- each area may play a role in many behaviours
2 big things that influence behaviour
cognition
emotion
What is emotion?
inferred behavioural state
conscious subjective feeling
psychophysiological state includes 3 things
consicous feelings
physiological aroundal
cognitive component
6 core emotions:
anger fear sadness disgust happiness surprise
what neural system involved in emotion?
limbic system
limbic system includes?
amygdala
nucleus accumbens
septal area
orbitofrontal cortex
what is Kluver-Bucy syndrome?
No amygdala
loss of fear
amygdala dysfunction may be related to what clinicall?
depression
anxiety
what is the condition where there’s no amygdala?
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
lesion in orbitofrontal cortex clinical presentation
decreased expression of emotion
reduced orbitofrontal cortex volume found in patients with what disorders?
affect disorders
depression
hippocampus not just memory, also related to?
volume reduction in depression
James Lange Theory?
experience emotion in réponse to physiological change
Cannon Bard Theory?
- experience emotion without physical expression
2. physiological changes not unique to specific emotions (eg. spinal cord lesion)
what is the primacy debate?
emotion before or after cognition
Zajonc said what?
affect and cognition separate, usually function together but can be independent too
What is cognitive appraisal?
cognitive processing directly impacts physiological/emotional stress response
how to use cognitive appraisal clinically?
relaxation and cognitive behavioural therapy for conditions
