PSYC18H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Limbic System, Pharmacology, Serotonin
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How do brain mechanisms of emotion work? y neuroanatomists mapped the brain, and traced pathways; the anatomical methods of neuroimaging have become y widely used. growth of cortex in humans: associated with our abilities to lead complex social lives (dunbar, 2003) Frontal lobes of the cortex are involved in planning and intentional action, as well in as emotion regulation. It is in these processes that the experience of a particular emotion arises, and the experience is something we share with other animals: these are the original forms of consciousness. Joseph ledoux (1993, 1996): the amygdala is the central emotional computer for the brain: says papez s circuit and maclean s work are vague because some of limbic system s functions can be more specifically localized to the amygdala. It is the appraisal mechanism for emotions: evidence: the amygdala has connections to the right places to fulfill this role.
