HIST10014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Polyphagia, Lesion, Hypothalamus
6 Aug 2018
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In humans these physiological responses are accompanied by feelings. Sham rage" in cats whose cerebral hemispheres had been surgically removed. This rage was absent after the removal of hypothalamus. Cortex ensures emotions are expressed in the appropriate way. Involved in social and emotional decision making emotional information feedback from social or emotional cues evaluation of the consequences of our actions. Decision making guided by emotional previous behaviour and increase positive feelings. Faced with the same decision activates memories of past events. These representations activate traces of the bodily reaction to. Feelings steer us towards decisions that decrease negative feelings. Allows us to anticipate the emotional consequences of our actions. Bilateral ablation of temporal lobes in rhesus monkeys. Absence of fear (due to amygdala loss or damage) Lack of natural fear to snakes and spiders. Can interpret faces if asked to look at a persons eyes.
