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Emotions include
expressed feelings and changes in body state
Emotions arise suddenly in response to
particular stimuli
Affective Neuropsychology is the investigation of the
neural basis of emotion and mood
The James-Lange theory of emotion proposed that we experience
emotion in response to physiological changes in our body.
According to James and Lange Physiological changes are _____, and if they are removed the ____ will go with them.
emotion
emotion
There s a close relationship between _____ and ______ _______ however it is not obvious _____ _____ ____.
emotions
physiological manifestations
which causes which
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposed that emotional experience can occur
independently of emotional expression
What were Cannon-Bard's 2 criticism's of the James-Lange theory?
1. REmove sensation and emotions still experienced
2. lack of reliable correlation between the experience of emotion and the physiological state of the body
Feelings are
subjective and may or may not have overt indicators
Physiological arousal is
expression of somatic and automatics responses
Actions are
defending, attacking in response to a threat
Mood is more ____ and longer _____.
vague
lasting
Affect is an
emotional response to a situation
Temperament is
emotional tone over time
Unconscious emotion is the ability to
respond to stimuli even though you are not consciously aware
Emotions vary in
number and intensity
Cannon-Bard purported that the function of emotion was to
help deal with change in the environment
Cannon-BArd Proposed that emotions were produced when signal get to the _____ from the ____ receptors or by descending ____ input, then the brain decides which emotion is appropriate via the ____ cortex.
thalamus
sensory
cortical
cerebral
Schachter and Singer proposed that our state is the results of and interaction between
physiological activiation and cognitive interpretation of that arousal
Papez's Circuit involves what 5 structures?
1. cingulate cortex
2. hippocampus
3. fornix
4. hypothalamus
5. anterior thalamus
Paul Maclean (1949) revised Papez theory on the basis of a later evidence suggesting that the _______ is important for the experience and recognition of emotions.
amygdala
The expansion of the Papez circuit was then collectively termed the ____ ______>
limbic system.
What are the 4 main symptoms of Kluver-Bucy Syndrome which are also found in humans with temporal lobe lesions?
1. visual recognition problems
2. oral tendencies
3. hypersexuality
4. flattened emotions
Which structure appears to be a critical element in the brain circuitry that processes fear and aggression?
amygdala
The amygdala is situated in the
pole of the temporal lobe, just below the cortex on the medial side
What are the 8 primary emotions?
1. Joy
2. Sadness
3. Affection
4. Disgust
5. Fear
6. Anger
7. Surprise
8. Expectation
What is the sequence of Emotional Experience, Emotional expression and stimulus perception in both the James-Lange and then the Connon-Bard theories?
1. James-Lange - Stimulus Perception - Emotional Expression - Emotional Experience
2. Cannon-Bard - Stimulus Perception - Emotional Experience - Emotional Expression
In Kluver-Bucy syndrome animals that have been wild and fearful were now ____ and showed no ____ or ______.
tame
fear
aggression
The amygdala is an important structure for regulating what?
emotional states
The amygdala is a complex of nuclei that are commonly broken up into what 3 groups?
1. basolateral nuclei
2. corticomedial nuclei
3. central nucleus
Each sensory system has a different projection pattern to the amygdala nuclei, and interconnections withing the amygdala allow the integration of information from different _____ ______.
sensory modalities
What are the two major pathways that connect the amygdala with the hypothalamus?
1. ventral amygdalofugal pathway
2. stria terminalis
A bilateral amygdalolectomy can profoundly reduce what in animals?
fear and aggression
Heath (1972) demonstrated that patients receiving this stimulation (in septal area of limbic system) reported pleasure or warmth, and ______ _____.
sexual excitation
The most commonly reported symptom of lesions in the to the amygdala is an inability to recognise?
fear
No single theory to explain the relationship between physiology and emotion but _______ appears to be involved.
cognition
Which system processes emotion under cortical control?
Limbic
Brain activity in response to fear faces showed more amygdala activity than that in response to faces with ____ expressions?
neutral
It appears that the conditioned response in the amygdala arise from synaptic changes in the _________ nuclei.
basolateral
Memories associated with fear can be quickly formed and ___ -_____.
long-lasting
Enhanced memories for emotional pictures is correlated with recorded ________ actiivty.
amygdala
What are the three physiological responses of the amygdala evoked from the sensory perception of fear?
1. Emotional Behaviour
2. Automatic Responses
3. Hormonal Responses.
In classical conditioning experiment of fear, the fear of a shock when shown a conditioned image elicited what?
increased acitivity in the amygdala
Generally each emotion reveals activity of more than one brain region, and some brain regions are involved in more than just ____ _____.
one emotion
What four regions of the brain are involved in fear?
1. lateral amygdala
2. central amygdala
3. medial hypothalamus
4. dorsal periaqueductal grey matter