PSYC18H3 Lecture Notes - Angular Gyrus, Medial Frontal Gyrus, Sad Movie
Document Summary
Case of eadward muybridge and his lack of a functioning orbitofrontal cortex, resulting in. Chapter 10 emotions and cognition lack of judgement and was no longer rational. People with these kinds of damages do not appreciate or abide by morals, norms and conventions. Most striking qualities of emotions is how they influence our reasoning. Paul sartre referred to this as magical transformation by the emotions of how we see the world. Historical perspectives on the interplay between passion and reason. Third century bce (epicureans and stoics) was that to lead a good life, emotions should be extirpated altogether. Philosophers have assumed that emotions are lower, less sophisticated, more primitive ways of perceiving the world especially when juxtaposed with loftier forms of reason. Emotions as prioritizers of thoughts, goals, and actions. Idea that emotions guide cognitive processes in rational, adaptive fashion emerged as cognitive science in 1960s.
