Emotion Explained

This book, a successor to The Brain and Emotion, (OUP, 1998), describes the nature, functions, and brain mechanisms that underlie both emotion and motivation. The book goes beyond examining brain mechanisms of emotion, by proposing a theory of what emotions are, and an evolutionary, Darwinian, theory of the adaptive value of emotion. It also shows that there is a clear relationship between motivation and emotion. The book also examines how cognitive states can modulate emotions, and in turn, how emotions can influence cognitive states. It considers the role of sexual selection in the evolution of affective behaviour. It also examines emotion and decision making, with links to the burgeoning field of neuroeconomics. The book is also unique in considering emotion at several levels - the neurophysiological, neuroimaging, neuropsychological, behavioral, and computational neuroscience levels.

Pages: 632

Edition: 01

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Copyright: 2005

Published: 10/05