Physiology

Question 1

PNS

Answer 1

peripheral nervous system

Carries sensory input (afferent) from the senses (muscles, skin, organs) to the brain (bottom-up)

And carries motor output (efferent) signals to the muscles, organs and glands (top-down)
- Somatic output; to skeletal muscles, to initiate activity
- Autonomic output; to smooth muscles and glands to modulate activity

Question 2

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 2

In the peripheral, it controls the

1. Sympathetic system
   On in activation mode, fight/flight response
2. Parasympathetic system
   On in rest mode, promotes energy conservation, digestion and growth

Question 3

Why physiology is important in emotion research

Answer 3

Objective measure of emotion

Understanding how the brain controls the body and vice versa

Body is part of emotion

Emotion often expressed in terms of physiology

Understanding process involved in emotion

Question 4

Activation patterns

Answer 4

Insula;
Shows distinct patterns for different types of disgust.

Heart rate
- different pattern dep on arousal

Temperature
- especially in anger

Question 5

Facial muscles

Answer 5

The muscle above the eyebrow; Corrugator and the cheek; zygomaticus
are important. They respond in opposite manner

Activation also visible in implicit reactions,

Question 6

Blindsight

Answer 6

Actual or induced w TMS, studies show that non conscious stimuli show effect in corrugator and zygomaticus, similar to conscious activation

Same goes for pupil response