NROC61H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Raphe Nuclei, Brainstem, Basolateral Amygdala
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Nroc61 lecture 9 the limbic system and emotion. Only need to know figures from the lecture slides!! We will talk about the different models of emotion being proposed. William james 1890 said that living without emotion would be boring. Imagine a world without emotion, not being able to feel anything, or respond to anything, etc would be uninteresting. Emotions are biologically-based responses to situations that are seen as personally relevant. They are shaped by learning, and usually involve: changes in peripheral physiology, expressive behaviour, subjective experience. In order to get a definition of emotion there will be several components involved for it to be an emotional experience. Emotion is very much rooted in biological response and is personally relevant. They usually do have consequences which lead us to emit some sort of behavior in response. For example, responding to an emergency event is an action that is induced by emotion. : there is also a subjective element to it.
