The Neuroscience of Emotion

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A New Synthesis

By Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson

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The Neuroscience of Emotion by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson explores the complex world of emotions through a scientific lens. The authors delve into the brain's intricate mechanisms, revealing how neural circuits influence our feelings and behaviours. Aimed at bridging the gap between biology and emotion, this book offers insights into how emotions are produced and experienced, combining findings from neuroscience research with practical applications.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intricate relationship between the brain and emotions, and have an interest in how scientific research uncovers the neurological basis of our emotional lives. It combines cutting-edge neuroscience with insights into emotion, making it appealing for anyone eager to understand how feelings are processed by the brain.

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animalsThe Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotion across species. Written by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson, two leading authorities on the study of emotion, this accessible and original book recasts the discipline a

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A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animals.

The Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotion across species. Written by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson, two leading authorities on the study of emotion, this accessible and original book recasts the discipline and demonstrates that in order to understand emotion, we need to examine its biological roots in humans and animals.

Only through a comparative approach that encompasses work at the molecular, cellular, systems, and cognitive levels will we be able to comprehend what emotions do, how they evolved, how the brain shapes their development, and even how we might engineer them into robots in the future. Showing that emotions are ubiquitous across species and implemented in specific brain circuits, Adolphs and Anderson offer a broad foundation for thinking about emotions as evolved, functionally defined biological states.

The authors discuss the techniques and findings from modern neuroscientific investigations of emotion and conclude with a survey of theories and future research directions. Featuring colour illustrations throughout, The Neuroscience of Emotion synthesizes the latest in neuroscientific work to provide deeper insights into how emotions function in all of us.

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The book provides an integrated exploration of emotion within neuroscience, delivering scholarly insights pertinent to both neurobiology and psychology. Despite not offering a comprehensive theory, it effectively integrates existing research, highlighting the limited current understanding of emotions. It is considered a compelling, authoritative, and essential resource for scientists and students, offering fluency and in-depth analysis of the topic.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691174082

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 June 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Illustration: 43 color + 5 b/w illus.

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 376

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About the Author

Ralph Adolphs is the Bren Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Director of the Caltech Brain Imaging Center. He is the coeditor of Living without an Amygdala. David J. Anderson is the Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology and Director of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.