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BİOLOGİCAL PSYCHOLOGY CH.10 EMOTION ]Emotions consist of patterns of physiological responses and speciesBtypical behaviors. BIn humans these responses are accompanied by feelings. In fact, most of us use the word emotion to refer to the feelings, not to the behaviors. B But it is behavior, and not private experience, that has consequences for survival and reproduction. B Thus, the useful functions served by emotional behaviors are what guided the evolution of our brain. B Emotion is a behavioral response, response pattern. B Feeling of emotion means being aware of emotion; when become conscious of emotions you feel emotion. Sometimes people unconsciously experience emotions. Fear as an emotion. What is difference fear and hunger? Thirst and hunger are not particular response to something. Thirst and hunger are physiological needs. Emotions are responses, responses to particular situation. Mood is not particular response. It can be just negative or positive. Emotions: fear, sadness, happiness, anger, etc. How can you explain emotions such as fear? Emotions are explained with situations because emotions are responses to particular situation, so it depends on situations. When people feel fear, they show same reaction, same type of responses, speciesBtypical behaviors. Emotions As Response Patterns B An emotional response consists of three types of components: behavioral, autonomic, and hormonal. The behavioral component consists of muscular movements that are appropriate to the situation that elicits them. Autonomic responses facilitate the behaviors and provide quick mobilization of energy for vigorous movement. The activity of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system increases while that of the parasympathetic branch decreases. As a consequence, heart rate increases, and changes in the size of blood vessels shunt the circulation of blood away form the digestive organs toward the muscles. So, when your heart rate increases, your blood pressure/flow increases, so you can response faster to situation. Hormonal responses reinforce the autonomic responses. The hormones secreted by the adrenal medullaBepinephrine and norepinephrineBfurther increase blood flow to the muscles and cause nutrients stored in the muscles to be converted into glucose. In addition, the adrenal cortex secretes steroid hormones, which also help to make glucose available to the muscles. Special behaviors that serve to communicate emotional states to other animals, such as the threat gestures that precede an actual attack and the smiles and frowns used by humans. Negative emotions receive much more attention than positive ones. Most of the research on the physiology of emotions has been confined to fear and anxiety. Emotions as response patterns consists of 3 types of components: ! Behavioral – consists of muscular movements that are appropriate to the situation that elicits them " e.g. dog defending its territory, growls and assumes aggressive posture ! Autonomic – facilitate the behaviors and provide quick mobilization of energy for vigorous movement " e.g. heart rate increase ! Hormonal – reinforce the autonomic responses " e.g. hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla (epinephrine and NE) further increase blood flow to muscles Fear and disgust BFear is survival, you cannot live without fear. BThe integration of the components of fear appears to be controlled by the amygdala. BCertain types of food are disgusting. Disgusting is also learned response as fear. Babies can’t disgust first. But children can disgust because they learned. Ex: bugs. Some cultures eat it, but some people feel disgust due to they learned it is dirty. A child can drink a juice when cockroach is removed, but adults do not drink because they learned there could be bacteria. Disgusting is not only about meal. Disgusting also has special area in the brain. Anterior insula. Unpleasant or painful stimuli also activate this field. Anterior insular cortex is involved in whole feelings of disgusting. Neural Control of Emotional Response Patterns: Role of the Amygdala Stimulation of various parts of the brain can induce an animal to attack another one or can cause it to make vigorous attempts to escape. In other words, the stimulation can produce the behaviors associated with anger or fear. The overt behaviors, the autonomic responses, and the hormonal secretions associated with these emotional reactions are controlled by separate neural systems. The integration of these responses appears to be controlled by the amygdala. Anatomy of the Amygdala ]The amygdala plays a special role in physiological and behavioral reactions to objects and situations that have biological significance, including those that warn of pain or other unpleasant consequences. BResearchers in several different laboratories have shown that single neurons in various nuclei of the amygdala become active when emotionally relevant stimuli are presented. BThe role of amygdala is organizing emotional responses produced by aversive stimuli (kaçınmalı uyarıcı). BThe amygdala (or more precisely, the amygdala complex) is located within the temporal lobes. BThe amygdala has been subdivided into approximately twelve regions, each containing several subregions. It consists of several groups of nuclei, each with different inputs and outputsBand with different functions. The three major parts of the amygdala: the lateral nucleus, the central nucleus, and the basal nucleus. B Central nucleus does not know what the thing that creates fear, but lateral nucleus and basal nucleus only know. 1. Lateral nucleus (LA) receive sensory information from the all regions of the neocortex, including primary sensory cortex, association cortex, thalamus, and hippocampal formation. The lateral nucleus sends information to the basal nucleus (B) and the other parts of the brain, including the ventral striatum (a region involved in the effects of reinforcing stimuli on learning) and to the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus, whose projection region is the prefrontal cortex. They also provide sensory input to the central nucleus, which is the part to the amygdala that will most concern us.

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!BİOLOGİCAL(PSYCHOLOGY(CH.10((((EMOTION((]Emotions!consist!of!patterns!of!physiological!responses!and!!speciesBtypical!behaviors.!!BIn!humans!these!responses!are!accompanied!by!feelings.!!In!fact,!most!of!us!use!the!word!emotion!to!refer!to!the!feelings,!not!to!the!behaviors.!!B!But!it!is!behavior,!and!not!private!experience,!that!has!consequences!for!survival!and!reproduction.!B!Thus,!the!useful!functions!served!by!emotional!behaviors!are!what!guided!the!evolution!of!our!brain.!!B!Emotion!is!a!behavioral!response,!response!pattern.!!B!Feeling!of!emotion!means!being!aware!of!emotion;!when!become!conscious!of!emotions!you!feel!emotion.!Sometimes!people!unconsciously!experience!emotions.!!Fear!as!an!emotion.!What!is!difference!fear!and!hunger?!Thirst!and!hunger!are!not!particular!response!to!something.!Thirst!and!hunger!are!physiological!needs.!!Emotions!are!responses,!responses!to!particular!situation.!!Mood!is!not!particular!response.!It!can!be!just!negative!or!positive.!Emotions:!fear,!sadness,!happiness,!anger,!etc.!How!can!you!explain!emotions!such!as!fear?!Emotions!are!explained!with!situations!because!emotions!are!responses!to!particular!situation,!so!it!depends!on!situations.!!When!people!feel!fear,!they!show!same!reaction,!same!type!of!responses,!speciesBtypical!behaviors.!!!Emotions(As(Response(Patterns(B!An!emotional!response!consists!of!three!types!of!components:!behavioral,!autonomic,!and!hormonal.!!The!behavioral'component!consists!of!muscular!movements!that!are!appropriate!to!the!situation!that!elicits!them.!!Autonomic'responses!facilitate!the!behaviors!and!provide!quick!mobilization!of!energy!for!vigorous!movement.!!The!activity!of!the!sympathetic!branch!of!the!autonomic!nervous!system!increases!while!that!of!the!parasympathetic!branch!decreases.!As!a!consequence,!heart!rate!increases,!and!changes!in!the!size!of!blood!vessels!shunt!the!circulation!of!blood!away!form!the!digestive!organs!toward!the!muscles.!So,!when!your!heart!rate!increases,!your!blood!pressure/flow!increases,!so!you!can!response!faster!to!situation.!!Hormonal'responses!reinforce!the!autonomic!responses.!!The!hormones!secreted!by!the!adrenal!medullaBepinephrine!and!norepinephrineBfurther!increase!blood!flow!to!the!muscles!and!cause!nutrients!stored!in!the!muscles!to!be!converted!into!glucose.!In!addition,!the!adrenal!cortex!secretes!steroid!hormones,!which!also!help!to!make!glucose!available!to!the!muscles.!Special!behaviors!that!serve!to!communicate!emotional!states!to!other!animals,!such!as!the!threat!gestures!that!precede!an!actual!attack!and!the!smiles!and!frowns!used!by!humans.!Negative!emotions!receive!much!more!attention!than!positive!ones.!Most!of!the!research!on!the!physiology!of!emotions!has!been!confined!to!fear!and!anxiety.!!Emotions!as!response!patterns!consists!of!3!types!of!components:!! Behavioral!–!consists!of!muscular!movements!that!are!appropriate!

to!the!situation!that!elicits!them!" e.g.!dog!defending!its!territory,!growls!and!assumes!aggressive!

posture!! Autonomic!–!facilitate!the!behaviors!and!provide!quick!mobilization!

of!energy!for!vigorous!movement!" e.g.!heart!rate!increase!

! Hormonal!–!reinforce!the!autonomic!responses!" e.g.!hormones!secreted!by!the!adrenal!medulla!(epinephrine!and!NE)!

further!increase!blood!flow!to!muscles!!!!!!!!!!

Fear(and(disgust((BFear!is!survival,!you!cannot!live!without!fear.!!BThe!integration!of!the!components!of!fear!appears!to!be!controlled!by!the!amygdala.!!BCertain!types!of!food!are!disgusting.!Disgusting!is!also!learned!response!as!fear.!Babies!can’t!disgust!first.!But!children!can!disgust!because!they!learned.!Ex:!bugs.!Some!cultures!eat!it,!but!some!people!feel!disgust!due!to!they!learned!it!is!dirty.!A!child!can!drink!a!juice!when!cockroach!is!removed,!but!adults!do!not!drink!because!they!learned!there!could!be!bacteria.!Disgusting!is!not!only!about!meal.!!Disgusting!also!has!special!area!in!the!brain.!Anterior!insula.!Unpleasant!or!painful!stimuli!also!activate!this!field.!Anterior!insular!cortex!is!involved!in!whole!feelings!of!disgusting.!!(Neural(Control(of(Emotional(Response(Patterns:(Role(of(the(Amygdala(Stimulation!of!various!parts!of!the!brain!can!induce!an!animal!to!attack!another!one!or!can!cause!it!to!make!vigorous!attempts!to!escape.!In!other!words,!the!stimulation!can!produce!the!behaviors!associated!with!anger!or!fear.!The!overt!behaviors,!the!autonomic!responses,!and!the!hormonal!secretions!associated!with!these!emotional!reactions!are!controlled!by!separate!neural!systems.!The!integration!of!these!responses!appears!to!be!controlled!by!the!amygdala.!(Anatomy(of(the(Amygdala(]The!amygdala!plays!a!special!role!in!physiological!and!behavioral!reactions!to!objects!and!situations!that!have!biological!significance,!including!those!that!warn!of!pain!or!other!unpleasant!consequences. BResearchers!in!several!different!laboratories!have!shown!that!single!neurons!in!various!nuclei!of!the!amygdala!become!active!when!emotionally!relevant!stimuli!are!presented.!!BThe!role!of!amygdala!is!organizing!emotional!responses!produced!by!aversive!stimuli!(kaçınmalı!uyarıcı).!!BThe!amygdala!(or!more!precisely,!the!amygdala'complex)!is!located!within!the!temporal!lobes.!!BThe!amygdala!has!been!subdivided!into!approximately!twelve!regions,!each!containing!several!subregions.!It!consists!of!several!groups!of!nuclei,!each!with!different!inputs!and!outputsBand!with!different!functions.!The!three!major!parts!of!the!amygdala:!the!lateral'nucleus,!the!central'nucleus,!and!the!basal'nucleus.!!

!!B!Central!nucleus!does!not!know!what!the!thing!that!creates!fear,!but!lateral!nucleus!and!basal!nucleus!only!know.!!1.(Lateral(nucleus((LA)!receive!sensory!information!from!the!all!regions!of!the!neocortex,!including!primary!sensory!cortex,!association!cortex,!thalamus,!and!hippocampal!formation.!The!lateral!nucleus!sends!information!to!the!basal!nucleus!(B)!and!the!other!parts!of!the!brain,!including!the!ventral!striatum!(a!region!involved!in!the!effects!of!reinforcing!stimuli!on!learning)!and!to!the!dorsomedial!nucleus!of!the!thalamus,!whose!projection!region!is!the!prefrontal!cortex.!They!also!provide!sensory!input!to!the!central!nucleus,!which!is!the!part!to!the!amygdala!that!will!most!concern!us.!!!!!!!!

2.(Central(nucleus((CE)!The!lateral!nucleus!(LA)!and!basal!nucleus!(B)!send!information!to!the!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!and!the!central(nucleus((CE),!which!projects!to!regions!of!the!hypothalamus,!midbrain,!pons,!and!medulla!that!are!responsible!for!the!expression!of!the!various!components!of!emotional!responses.!!BActivation!of!the!central!nucleus!elicits!(ortaya!çıkarır)!a!variety!of!emotional!responses:!behavioral,!autonomic,!and!hormonal.!BThe!central!nucleus!of!the!amygdala!is!the!single!most!important!part!of!the!brain!for!the!expression!of!emotional!responses!provoked!by!aversive!stimuli.!!BWhen!threatening!stimuli!are!perceived,!increases!are!seen!in!the!neural!activity!of!the!central!nucleus!and!the!production!of!Fos!protein!in!there!!BDamage!to!the!central!nucleus!reduces!or!abolishes!a!wide!range!of!emotional!behaviors!and!physiological!responses.!!BAfter!the!central!nucleus!has!been!destroyed,!animals!no!longer!show!signs!of!fear!when!confronted!with!stimuli!that!have!been!paired!with!aversive!events.!!BFor!example,!normal!monkeys!show!signs!of!fear!when!they!see!a!snake,!but!those!with!amygdala!lesions!do!not.!The!animals’!blood!levels!of!stress!hormones!are!lower.!In!contrast,!when!the!central!amygdala!is!stimulated!by!means!of!electricity!or!by!an!injection!of!an!excitatory!amino!acid,!the!animal!shows!physiological!and!behavioral!signs!of!fear!and!agitation,!and!long!–term!stimulation!of!the!central!nucleus!produces!stressBinduced!illnesses!such!as!gastric!ulcers.!These!observations!suggest!that!the!autonomic!and!endocrine!responses!controlled!by!the!central!nucleus!are!among!those!responsible!for!the!harmful!effects!of!longBterm!stress.!!

!The!Amygdala.!This!muchBsimplified!diagram!of!the!major!divisions!and!connections!of!the!amygdala!that!play!a!role!in!emotions.!!Conditioned(Emotional(Responses(BA!classically!conditioned!response!that!occurs!when!a!neutral!stimulus!is!followed!by!an!aversive!stimulus;!usually!includes!autonomic,!behavioral,!and!endocrine!components!such!as!changes!in!heart!rate,!freezing,!and!secretion!of!stressBrelated!hormones.!!BResearch!indicates!that!the!physical!changes!responsible!for!classical!conditioning!take!place!in!the!lateral!nucleus!of!the!amygdala.!!BNeurons!in!the!lateral!nucleus!communicate!with!neurons!in!the!central!nucleus,!which!in!turn!communicate!with!regions!in!the!hypothalamus,!midbrain,!pons,!and!medulla!that!are!responsible!for!the!behavioral,!autonomic,!and!hormonal!components!of!a!conditioned!emotional!response.!3.(Conditioned(emotional(response!is!produced!by!a!neutral!stimulus!that!has!been!paired!with!an!emotionBproducing!stimulus.!Briefly,!classical!conditioning!occurs!when!a!neutral!stimulus!is!regularly!followed!by!a!stimulus!that!automatically!evokes!a!response.!!B!Behavioral!arrestB!a!speciesBtypical!defensive!response!called!freezing.!!!!!!

!!((Amygdala!Connections.!This!schematic!diagram!shows!some!important!brain!regions!that!receive!input!from!the!central!nucleus!of!the!amygdala!and!the!emotional!responses!controlled!by!these!regions.!

((((((((((((((4.(Ventromedial(prefrontal(cortex((vmPFC)(The!region!of!the!prefrontal!cortex!at!the!base!of!the!anterior!frontal!lobes,!adjacent!to!the!midline;!plays!an!inhibitory!role!in!the!expression!of!emotions.!The!vmPFC!is!involved!in!process!of!extinction.!!BBehavioral!studies!have!shown!that!extinction!is!not!the!same!as!forgetting.!Inhibition!is!supplied!by!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex.!!BThese!studies!found!that!stimulation!of!parts!of!the!brain!(for!example,!the!hypothalamus)!produced!autonomic!responses!that!are!often!associated!with!fear!and!anxiety!but!that!only!when!the!amygdala!was!stimulated!did!people!also!report!that!they!actually!felt!afraid.!BMany!studies!have!shown!that!lesions!of!the!amygdala!decrease!people’s!emotional!responses.!People!with!lesions!of!the!amygdala!showed!impaired!acquisition!of!a!conditioned!emotional!response,!just!as!rats!do.!BMost!human!fears!are!probably!acquired!socially,!not!through!first!hand!experience!with!painful!stimuli.!For!example,!a!child!does!not!have!to!be!attacked!by!a!dog!to!develop!a!fear!of!dogs.!He!or!she!can!develop!fear!by!watching!another!person!being!attacked!or!see!another!person!display!signs!of!fear!when!encountering!a!dog.!So,!when!a!danger!signal!appeared,!it!is!sufficient!to!evoke!a!fear!response!and!increased!activation!of!amygdala.!!BWe!saw!that!studies!with!laboratory!animals!indicate!that!the!medial!prefrontal!cortex!plays!a!critical!role!in!extinction!of!a!conditioned!emotional!response.!The!same!is!true!for!humans.!BLesions!of!the!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!impair!extinction,!stimulation!of!this!region!inhibits!conditioned!emotional!responses,!and!extinction!training!activates!neurons!there.!!!

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BWhen!a!person!experienced!trauma,!his!connection!between!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!and!amygdala,!became!damaged.!He!cannot!decrease!his!fear,!event!the!event!is!in!the!past!he!always!feel!fear.!(ex:!war!traumas)!!Ex:!Pass!to!cross!road!is!also!difficult!for!those!people!who!with!damaged!connection!between!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!and!amygdala.!If!it!were!not!damaged,!prefrontal!cortex!would!be!say!that!there!is!no!fearful!thing!in!the!road,!you!can!pass.!!(Brain!story!how!the!head!of!the!moment)!!Two!ways:!Frightened!seeing!directly!goes!and!activates!amygdala.!!Frightened!seeing!first!goes!to!thalamus,!then!striate!cortex,!visual!association!cortex,!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex,!!!BIncreased!activity!of!amygdala!correlated!with!acquisition!of!a!conditioned!emotional!response,!and!increased!activity!of!the!medial!prefrontal!cortex!correlated!with!extinction!of!the!conditioned!response.!!BWomen!who!had!sustained!damage!to!the!auditory!sensory!cortex,!was!unable!to!perceive!or!produce!melodic!or!rhythmic!aspects!of!music.!She!could!not!even!tell!the!difference!between!consonant!(pleasant)!and!dissonant!(unpleasant)!music.!However,!she!was!still!able!to!recognize!the!mood!conveyed!by!music.!Damage!the!amygdala!showed!the!opposite!symptoms:!They!had!no!trouble!with!musical!perception!but!were!unable!to!recognize!scary!music.!They!could!still!recognize!happy!and!sad!music.!Thus,!the!amygdala!lesions!impair!recognition!of!a!musical!style!that!is!normally!associated!with!fear.!!!Anger(and(Aggression(and(Impulse(Control((BAlmost!all!species!of!animals!engage!in!aggressive!behaviors,!which!involve!threatening!gestures!or!actual!attack!directed!toward!another!animal.!BAggressive!behaviors!are!speciesBtypical;!that!is,!the!patterns!of!movements!(for!example,!posturing,!biting,!striking,!and!hissing)!are!organized!by!neural!circuits!whose!development!is!largely!programmed!by!an!animal’s!genes.!!B!Human!violence!and!aggression!and!serious!social!problems!B!Several!studies!have!found!that!serotonergic!neurons!play!an!inhibitory!role!in!human!aggression!B!For!example!a!depression!rate!of!serotonin!release!(indicated!by!low!level!of!%BHIAA!in!the!CSF)!are!associated!with!aggression!and!other!forms!of!antisocial!behavior,!including!assault,!arson,!murder,!and!child!beating.!!B!If!low!levels!of!serotonin!release!contribute!to!aggression,!perhaps!drugs!that!act!as!serotonin!agonists!might!be!help!to!reduce!antisocial!behavior.!!B!In!fact,!study!has!reported!that!fluoxetine!(Prozac),!a!serotonin!agonist,!decreased!irritability!and!aggressiveness,!as!measured!by!a!psychological!test.!!!BIf!serotonin!level!lows,!activity!of!amygdala!increases.!!BFunctional!imaging!studies!have!found!an!association!between!differences!in!the!genes!responsible!for!production!of!serotonin!transporters!and!the!reaction!of!people’s!amygdala!to!the!viewing!of!facial!expressions!of!negative!emotions.!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Amygdala!!!!

Neural(control(of(aggressive(behavior(" The!neural!control!of!aggressive!behavior!is!hierarchical.!" That!is,!the!particular!muscle!movements!an!animal!makes!in!

attacking!or!defending!itself!are!programmed!by!neural!circuits!in!the!brain!stem!

" Whether!an!animal!attack!depends!on!many!factors,!including!the!nature!of!eliciting!stimulus!in!the!environment!and!the!animal’s!previous!experience.!!

! Activity!of!these!circuits!controlled!by!hypothalamus!and!amygdala!! Defensive!behavior!and!predation!can!be!elicited!by!stimulating!the!

periaqueductal!gray!(PAG)!of!the!cat’s!midbrain!" The!activity!of!serotonergic!synapses!inhibits!aggression;!while!

destruction!of!serotonergic!axons!in!the!forebrain!facilitates!aggressive!attack.!!For!this!reason!some!clinicians!have!used!serotonergic!drugs!to!treat!violent!behavior!in!humans.!Destruction!of!serotonergic!axons!in!the!forebrain!facilitates!aggressive!attack,!presumably!by!removing!an!inhibitory!effect!

! 5BHT!does!not!simply!inhibit!aggression!however,!it!appears!to!exert!a!controlling!influence!on!risky!behaviors!

! In!human!subjects,!depressed!rates!of!5BHT!release!are!associated!with!aggression!and!other!forms!of!antisocial!behavior!

! Functional!imaging!studies!found!an!association!b/t!differences!in!the!genes!responsible!for!production!of!5BHT!transporters!and!the!reaction!of!people’s!amygdala!to!the!viewing!of!facial!expressions!of!negative!emotions!

!Role(of(serotonin(of(aggression!B!An!overwhelmingly!amount!of!evidence!suggests!that!the!neural!activity!of!serotonergic!synapses!inhibits!aggression.!Serotonin!does!not!simply!inhibit!aggression;!rather,!it!exerts!a!controlling!influence!on!risky!behavior,!which!includes!aggression.!!B!For!example,!the!investigators!followed!for!4!years!a!large!percentage!of!those!with!the!lowest!serotonin!levels!died,!while!all!of!the!monkeys!with!the!highest!level!survived.!Most!of!monkeys!that!died!were!killed!by!other!monkeys.!In!fact,!one!of!the!monkeys!was!killed!had!the!lowest!serotonin!level!and!was!seen!attacking!two!mature!males!the!night!before!his!death.!(serotonin!also!exerts!a!controlling!influence!on!risky!behavior,!which!includes!aggression).!!B!Serotonin!has!an!inhibitory!role!on!aggression.!!B!The!monkeys!with!low!levels!of!serotonergic!activity!showed!the!lowest!levels!of!social!competency.!B!Several!studies!have!found!that!serotonergic!neurons!play!an!inhibitory!role!in!human!aggression.!B!A!history!of!aggressiveness!in!psychological!test!scores!indicating!antisocial!tendencies!was!related!to!low!levels!of!CSF!5BHIAA!in!a!group!of!naval!recruits.!B!They!found!that!the!men!with!the!lowest!serotonergic!activity!were!more!likely!to!have!close!relatives!with!a!history!of!similar!behavior!problems.!!Role(of(the(Ventromedial(Prefrontal(Cortex(of(Aggression:!BMany!investigators!believe!that!impulsive!violence!is!a!consequence!of!faulty!emotional!regulation.!!BFor!most!of!us,!frustrations!may!elicit!an!urge!to!respond!emotionally,!but!we!usually!manage!to!calm!ourselves!and!suppress!these!urges.!!B!The!vmPFC!receives!direct!inputs!from!the!dorsomedial!thalamus,!temporal!cortex,!ventral!tegmental!area,!olfactory!system,!and!amygdala.!B!Its!outputs!go!to!several!brain!regions,!including!the!cingulate!cortex,!hippocampal!formation,!temporal!cortex,!lateral!hypothalamus,!and!amygdala.!!B!Finally,!it!communicates!with!other!regions!of!the!frontal!cortex.!!B!Thus,!its!inputs!provide!it!with!information!about!what!is!happening!in!the!environment!and!what!plans!are!being!made!by!the!rest!of!the!frontal!lobes,!and!its!outputs!permit!it!to!affect!a!variety!of!behaviors!and!physiological!responses,!including!emotional!responses!organized!by!the!amygdala.!!B!The!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!plays!an!important!role!in!control!of!emotion.!B!If!vmPFC!is!damaged,!people!cannot!control!their!emotions.!!(ex:!Phineas!Gage’s!Accident)!!B!People!whose!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!has!been!damaged!by!disease!or!accident!are!still!able!to!accurately!assess!the!significance!of!particular!situations!but!only!in!a!theoretical!sense.!!

Functions(of(ventromedial(prefrontal(cortex:((Decision]making(B!Patients!with!bilateral!lesions!of!the!vmPFC!develop!severe!impairments!in!personal!and!social!decisionBmaking!even!though!most!of!their!intellectual!ability!is!preserved.!For!instance,!they!have!difficulties!in!choosing!between!options!with!uncertain!outcomes,!whether!the!uncertainty!is!in!the!form!of!a!risk!or!of!an!ambiguity.!!B!After!their!lesion,!these!patients!have!an!impaired!capacity!to!learn!from!their!mistakes,!making!the!same!decisions!again!and!again!even!though!they!lead!to!negative!consequences.!These!patients!choose!alternatives!that!give!immediate!rewards,!but!seem!to!be!blind!to!the!future!consequences!of!their!actions.!However,!the!underlying!mechanisms!of!this!behavior!are!not!yet!fully!understood.(B!People!with!damage!to!the!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!still!retain!the!ability!to!consciously!make!moral!judgments!without!error,!but!only!in!hypothetical!situations!presented!to!them.!There!is!a!gap!in!reasoning!when!applying!the!same!moral!principles!to!similar!situations!in!their!own!lives.!The!result!is!that!people!make!decisions!that!are!inconsistent!with!their!self!professed!moral!values.!B!Personal!relevance!is!important!for!patient!who!have!damage!with!vmPFC!to!make!decision.!For!example,!for!personal!decisions,!they!can!make!immoral!decision,!but!for!impersonal!decisions,!they!can!make!moral!decisions.!!!Regulation(of(emotion(

Activation!of!the!vmPFC!is!associated!with!successful!suppression!of!emotional!responses!to!a!negative!emotional!signal.!Patients!with!vmPFC!lesions!show!defects!both!in!emotional!response!and!emotion!regulation.!Their!emotional!responsivity!is!generally!diminished!and!they!show!markedly!reduced!social!emotions!such!as!compassion,!shame!and!guilt.!These!are!emotions!that!are!closely!associated!with!moral!values.!Patients!also!exhibit!poorly!regulated!anger!and!frustration!tolerance!in!certain!circumstances.(

Patients!with!focal!lesions!in!the!vmPFC!show!personality!changes!such!as!lack!of!empathy,!irresponsibility,!and!poor!decision!making.!These!traits!are!similar!to!psychopathic!personality!traits.!

(Extinction(

Another!role!that!the!vmPFC!plays!is!in!the!process!of!extinction,!the!gradual!weakening!and!eventual!cessation!of!a!conditioned!response.!The!specific!role!played!by!the!vmPFC!concerning!extinction!is!not!well!understood,!but!it!is!believed!that!it!plays!a!necessary!role!in!the!recall!of!extinction!learning!after!a!long!period!of!time.!Studies!show!that!it!aids!in!the!consolidation!of!extinction!learning.!(

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Summary(The!word!emotion!refers!to!behaviors,!physiological!

responses,!and!feelings.!This!section!has!discussed!emotional!response!patterns,!which!consist!of!behaviors!that!deal!with!particular!situations!and!physiological!responses!(both!autonomic!and!hormonal)!that!support!the!behaviors.!!

The!amygdala!organizes!behavioral,!autonomic,!and!hormonal!responses!to!a!variety!of!situations,!including!those!that!produce!fear,!anger,!or!disgust.!In!addition,!it!is!involved!in!the!effects!of!odors!and!pheromones!on!sexual!and!maternal!behavior.!It!receives!inputs!from!the!olfactory!system,!the!association!cortex!of!the!temporal!lobe,!the!frontal!cortex,!and!the!rest!of!the!limbic!system.!Its!outputs!go!to!the!frontal!cortex,!hypothalamus,!hippocampal!formation,!and!brain!stem!nuclei!that!control!autonomic!functions!and!some!speciesBtypical!behaviors.!!Damage!to!specific!brain!regions!that!receive!these!outputs!will!abolish!particular!components!of!emotional!response!patterns.!

Electrical!recordings!of!single!neurons!in!the!amygdala!indicate!that!some!of!them!respond!when!the!animal!perceives!particular!stimuli!with!emotional!significance.!Stimulation!of!the!amygdala!leads!to!emotional!responses,!and!it!destruction!disrupts!them.!(Receptors!in!the!amygdala!are!largely!responsible!for!the!anxiolytic!effects!of!the!benzodiaaepine!tranquilizers!and!the!opiates.)!Studies!of!people!with!amygdala!lesions!and!PET!and!functional!MRI!studies!with!humans!indicate!that!the!amygdala!is!involved!in!emotional!reactions!in!our!species,!too.!Pairing!of!neural!stimuli!with!those!that!elicit!emotional!responses!results!in!classically!conditioned!emotional!responses.!Learning!of!these!responses!takes!place!primarily!in!the!amygdala.!Extinction!of!conditioned!emotional!responses!involved!inhibitory!control!of!amygdala!activity!by!the!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex.!!

Studies!of!people!with!amygdala!lesions!and!functional!imaging!studies!with!humans!indicate!that!the!amygdala!is!involved!in!emotional!reactions!in!our!species,!too.!However,!many!of!our!conditioned!emotional!responses!are!acquired!by!observing!the!responses!of!other!people!or!even!through!verbal!instructions.!!

Aggressive!behaviors!are!speciesBtypical!and!serve!useful!functions!most!of!the!time.!These!behaviors!are!organized!by!circuits!in!the!brain!stem,!which!are!modulated!by!the!amygdala!and!hypothalamus.!The!activity!of!serotonergic!neurons!appears!to!inhibit!riskBtaking!behaviors,!including!aggression.!Destruction!of!serotonergic!axons!in!the!forebrain!enhances!aggression,!and!administration!of!drugs!that!facilitate!serotonergic!transmission!reduces!it.!Low!CSF!levels!of!5BHIAA!(a!metabolite!of!serotonin)!are!correlated!with!increased!riskBtaking!and!aggressive!behavior!in!monkeys!and!humans.!!

The!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!plays!an!important!role!in!emotional!reactions.!This!region!communicates!with!the!dorsomedial!thalamus,!temporal!cortex,!ventral!tegmental!area,!olfactory!system,!amygdala,!cingulate!cortex,!lateral!hypothalamus,!and!other!regions!of!the!frontal!cortex.!People!with!lesions!of!the!mvPFC!show!impulsive!behavior!and!often!display!outbursts!of!inappropriate!anger.!Their!lack!of!an!emotional!response!in!a!situation!that!has!important!consequences!for!them!often!leads!to!poor!decisionBmaking.!!

Evidence!suggests!that!the!prefrontal!cortex!is!involved!in!making!moral!judgments.!When!people!make!judgments!that!involve!conflicts!between!utilitarian!judgments!(one!person!dies!but!five!people!live)!and!personal!moral!judgments!(are!you!willing!to!push!a!man!to!his!death?),!the!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!is!activated.!Activation!of!one!part!of!this!region,!the!anterior!cingulate!cortex,!is!involved!in!weighing!emotional!and!rational!factors!and!coming!to!a!decision!about!what!action!to!take.!People!with!damage!to!the!vmPFC!display!utilitarian!moral!judgments.!The!release!of!serotonin!in!the!prefrontal!cortex!activates!this!region,!and!some!investigators!believe!that!the!serotonergic!input!to!this!region!is!responsible!for!the!ability!of!serotonin!to!inhibit!aggression!and!risky!behavior.!!!Extra!Notes:!!?'Many'investigators'believe'that'impulsive'violence'is'a'consequence'of'faulty'emotional'regulation.'The'amygdala'plays'an'important'role'in'provoking'anger'and'violent'emotional'reactions,'and'the'prefrontal'cortex'plays'an'important'role'in'suppressing'such'behavior'by'making'us'see'its'negative'consequences.'Antisocial'behavior'may'be'associated'with'decreased'volume'of'the'prefrontal'cortex;'thus,'activation'of'the'prefrontal'cortex'may'reflect'its'role'in'inhibiting'aggressive'behavior.''

EXPRESSION(AND(ROCOGNITION(OF(EMOTIONS(]Many!species!of!animals!(including!our!own)!communicate!their!emotions!to!others!by!means!of!postural!changes,!facial!expressions,!and!nonverbal!sounds!(such!as!sighs,!moans,!and!growls). BThese!expressions!serve!useful!social!functions;!they!tell!other!individuals!how!we!feel!and—more!to!the!point—what!we!are!likely!to!do. Facial(Expression(of(Emotions:(Innate(Responses(B!Charles!Darwin!(1872/1965)!suggested!that!human!expressions!of!emotion!have!evolved!form!similar!expressions!in!other!animals.!!B!He!said!that!emotional!expressions!are!innate,!unlearned!responses!consisting!of!a!complex!set!of!movements,!principally!of!the!facial!muscles.!Thus,!a!human’s!sneer!and!a!wolf’s!snarl!are!biologically!determined!response!patterns,!both!controlled!by!innate!brain!mechanisms,!just!as!coughing!and!sneezing!are.(B!No!matter!how!isolated!people!are,!they!show!the!same!facial!expressions!of!emotion,!then!these!expressions!must!be!inherited!instead!of!learned.!B!Because!the!same!facial!expressions!were!used!by!people!who!had!not!previously!been!exposed!to!each!other,!Ekman!and!Friesen!concluded!that!the!expressions!were!unlearned!behavior!patterns.!In!contrast,!different!cultures!use!different!words!to!express!particular!concepts;!production!of!these!words!dos!not!involve!innate!responses!but!must!be!learned.!B!Other!researchers!have!compared!the!facial!expressions!of!blind!and!normally!sighted!people.!They!reasoned!that!if!the!facial!expressions!of!the!two!groups!are!similar,!then!the!expressions!are!natural!for!our!species!and!do!not!require!learning!by!imitation.!In!fact,!the!facial!expressions!of!young!blind!and!sighted!children!are!very!similar.!Also,!a!study!of!the!emotional!expressions!of!people!competing!(and!winning!or!losing)!athletic!events!in!the!2004!Paralympic!Games!found!no!difference!between!the!expressions!of!congenitally!blind,!noncongenitally!blind!and!sighted!athletes.!!B!Thus,!both!the!crossBcultural!studies!and!the!investigations!with!blind!children!confirm!the!naturalness!of!these!expressions.!Researchers!have!not!yet!determined!whether!other!means!of!communicating!emotions,!such!as!tone!of!voice!or!changes!in!body!posture,!are!learned!or!are!at!least!partly!innate.!!Neural(Basis(of(the(Communication(of(Emotions:(Recognition(! Effective!communication!is!a!twoBway!process.!!BRecognition!of!another!person’s!facial!expression!of!emotions!is!generally!automatic,!rapid,!and!accurate. BPeople!can!express!emotions!through!their!body!language,!as!well!as!through!muscular!movements!of!their!face. Laterality(of(Emotional(Recognition(B!We!recognize!other!people’s!feelings!by!means!of!vision!and!auditionBseeing!their!facial!expressions!and!hearing!their!tone!of!voice!and!choice!of!words.!!B!Many!studies!have!found!that!the!right!hemisphere!plays!a!more!important!role!than!the!left!hemisphere!in!comprehension!of!emotion.!For!example,!many!investigators!have!found!a!leftBear!and!a!leftBvisualBfield!advantage!in!recognition!of!emotionally!related!stimuli.!! In!studies!of!hemispherical!differences!in!visual!recognition,!stimuli!are!usually!presented!to!the!left!or!right!visual!field!so!rapidly!that!the!subject!does!not!have!time!to!move!his!or!her!eyes.!Many!studies!have!shown!that!the!left!hemisphere!is!better!than!the!right!at!recognizing!words!or!letter!strings!but!that!the!right!hemisphere!is!better!at!detecting!differences!in!facial!expressions!of!emotion.!These!results!suggest!that!when!a!message!is!heard,!the!right!hemisphere!assesses!the!emotional!expression!of!the!voice!while!the!left!hemisphere!assesses!the!meaning!of!the!words.!! !!

!Perception!of!Emotions.!The!PET!scans!indicate!brain!regions!activated!by!listening!to!emotions!expressed!by!tone!of!voice!(green)!or!by!meanings!of!words!(red).!

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Damage!to!the!visual!association!cortex!can!cause!prosopagnosia?'inability!to!recognize!particular!faces.!Just!as!recognition!of!the!meaning!of!words!and!the!emotion!expressed!by!tone!of!voice!are!accomplished!by!different!brain!functions,!so!are!recognition!of!particular!faces!and!facial!expressions!of!emotions.!! Patients!with!right!hemisphere!damage!had!difficulty!producing!or!describing!mental!images!of!facial!expressions!of!emotions.!!!

!Role(of(the(Amygdala(B!The!amygdala!plays!a!special!role!in!emotional!responses.!It!may!play!a!role!in!emotional!recognition!as!well.!!B!Several!studies!have!found!that!lesions!of!the!amygdala!impairs!people’s!ability!to!recognize!facial!expressions!of!emotionB!especially!expressions!of!fear!report!the!case!of!a!woman!who!had!normal!hearing!but!had!difficulty!recognizing!emotionsBparticularly!fear!and!angerB!expressed!in!a!person’s!tone!of!voice.!!BThe!rapid!response!suggests!that!visual!information!that!the!amygdala!receives!directly!from!the!subcortical!visual!system!(which!conducts!information!very!rapidly)!permits!it!to!recognize!facial!expressions!of!fear.!B!When!people!view!photographs!of!faces!expressing!fear,!then!there!are!large!increases!in!the!activity!of!amygdala.!But!there!are!only!small!increases!or!even!decreases!when!they!view!photographs!of!happy!faces.!However,!amygdala!lesions!do!not!appear!to!affect!people’s!ability!to!recognize!emotion!in!tone!of!voice.! B!The!found!that!fearful!faces!produced!the!largest!response!and!that!the!amygdala!showed!activity!before!the!visual!cortex!did.!The!rapid!response!suggests!that!visual!information!that!the!amygdala!receives!directly!from!the!subcortical!visual!system!(which!conducts!information!very!rapidly)!permits!it!to!recognize!facial!expressions!of!fear.!!B!If!fusiform!face!area!is!damaged,!people!still!can!recognize!facial!expression!of!people.!!B!Amygdala!is!responsible!for!visual!information.!It!does!not!identify!noise.!!BAmygdala!is!not!involved!in!expression.!Just!involved!in!recognition.!!!Role(of(Imıtation(in(Recognition(of(Emotional(Expressions(B!Adolphs!discovered!a!possible!link!between!somatosensation!and!emotional!recognition.!!B!They!compiled!computerized!information!about!the!locations!of!brain!damage!in!108!patients!with!localized!brain!lesions!and!correlated!this!information!with!the!patients’!ability!to!recognize!and!identify!facial!expressions!of!emotions.!They!found!that!the!most!severe!damage!to!this!ability!was!caused!by!damage!to!the!somatosensory!cortex!of!the!right!hemisphere.!!

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BThey!suggest!that!when!we!saw!a!facial!expression!of!emotion,!we!unconsciously!imagine!ourselves!making!that!expression.!Often,!we!do!more!than!imagine!making!the!expressions!–we!actually!imitate!what!we!see.!!BAdolphs!suggest!that!the!somatosensory!representation!of!what!feels!like!to!make!it!perceived!expression!provides!cues!we!use!to!recognize!the!emotion!being!expressed!in!the!face!we!are!viewing.!!BIn!support!of!this!hypothesis,!Adolphs!and!his!colleagues!report!that!the!ability!of!patients!with!right!hemisphere!lesions!to!recognize!facial!expressions!of!emotions!is!correlated!with!their!ability!to!perceive!somatosensory!stimuli.!That!is,!patients!with!somatosensory!impairments!also!had!impairments!in!recognition!of!emotions.!!!Neural(Basis(of(the(Communication(of(Emotions:(Expression(B!Facial!expressions!of!are!automatic!and!involuntary.!!B!It!is!not!easy!to!produce!a!realistic!facial!expression!of!emotion!when!we!do!not!really!feel!that!way.!!The!difficulty!actors!have!in!voluntarily!producing!a!convincing!facial!expression!of!emotion!is!one!of!the!reason!that!led!Constantin!Stanislavsky!to!develop!his!system!of!method!acting,!in!which!actors!attempt!to!imagine!themselves!in!a!situation!that!would!lead!to!the!desired!emotion.!!B!Once!the!emotion!is!evoked,!the!facial!expressions!follow!naturally.!!

!!5.(Volitional(facial(paresis!is!caused!by!damage!to!the!face!region!of!the!primary!motor!cortex!or!to!the!fibers!connecting!this!region!with!the!motor!nucleus!of!the!facial!nerve.!The!interesting!thing!about!volitional!facial!paresis!is!that!the!patient!cannot!voluntarily!move!the!facial!muscles!but!will!express!a!genuine!emotion!with!those!muscles.!Volitional(facial(paresis(is!difficulty!in!moving!the!facial!muscles!voluntarily;!caused!by!damage!to!the!face!region!of!the!primary!motor!cortex!or!its!subcortical!connections.!Fusiform!face!area!is!in!temporal!lobe.!!!6.(Emotional(facial(paresis!is!caused!by!damage!to!the!insular!region!of!the!prefrontal!cortex,!to!the!white!matter!of!the!frontal!lobe,!or!to!parts!of!the!thalamus.!Emotional(facial(paresis(is!lack!of!movement!of!facial!muscles!in!response!to!emotions!in!people!who!have!no!difficulty!moving!these!muscles!voluntarily.!! People!with!this!disorder!can!move!their!face!muscles!voluntarily!but!do!not!express!emotions!on!the!affected!side!of!the!face.!These!two!syndromes!clearly!indicate!that!different!brain!mechanisms!are!responsible!for!voluntary!movements!of!the!facial!muscles!and!automatic,!involuntary!expression!of!emotions!involving!the!same!muscles.!

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! The!right!hemisphere!plays!a!more!significant!role!in!recognizing!emotions!in!the!voice!or!facial!expressions!of!other!peopleB!especially!negative!emotions.!They!found!that!the!left!halves!were!more!expressive!than!the!right!ones.!Because!motor!control!is!contralateral,!the!results!suggest!that!the!right!hemisphere!is!more!expressive!than!the!left.!! The!left!side!of!their!faces!appeared!to!make!stronger!expressions!of!emotions.!They!confirmed!these!results!in!the!laboratory!by!analyzing!videotapes!of!people!telling!sad!or!humorous!stories.!! Left!hemisphere!lesions!do!not!usually!impair!vocal!expressions!of!emotion.!For!example,!people!with!Wernicke’s!aphasia!usually!modulate!their!voice!according!to!mood,!even!though!the!words!they!say!make!no!sense.!In!contrast,!rightBhemisphere!lesions!do!impair!expression!of!emotion,!both!facially!and!by!tone!of!voice.!! Amygdala!is!involved!in!the!recognition!of!facial!expression!of!emotions,!but!it!is!not!involved!in!emotional!expression.!!! Amygdala!lesions!did!not!impair!the!patient’s!ability!to!produce!her!own!facial!expressions!of!fear;!she!had!no!difficulty!accurately!expressing!fear,!anger,!happiness,!sadness,!disgust,!and!surprise.!But!when!she!saw!a!photograph!of!herself!showing!fear,!she!could!not!tell!what!emotion!her!face!had!been!expressing.!!Experience,!Recognize!B>!Amygdala!!Expression!is!not!a!job!of!Amygdala.!!!

Summary(! We!(and!members!of!other!species)!communicate!our!emotions!primarily!through!facial!gestures.!Darwin!believed!that!such!expressions!of!emotion!were!innateB!that!these!muscular!movements!were!inherited!behavioral!patterns.!Ekman!and!his!colleagues!performed!crossBcultural!studies!with!members!of!an!isolated!tribe!in!New!Guinea.!Their!results!supported!Darwin’s!hypothesis.!We!also!receive!information!about!people’s!emotions!from!their!body!posture!or!movement.!! Recognition!of!other!people’s!emotional!expressions!involves!the!right!hemisphere!more!than!the!left.!Studies!with!normal!people!have!shown!that!when!people!judge!the!emotion!of!voices,!the!right!hemisphere!is!activated!more!than!the!left.!In!addition,!some!people!with!pure!word!deafness,!caused!by!damage!to!the!left!hemisphere,!cannot!recognize!words!but!can!still!recognize!the!emotions!portrayed!by!tone!of!voice.!!! The!amygdala!plays!a!role!in!recognition!of!facial!expressions!of!fearfulness;!lesions!of!the!amygdala!disrupt!this!ability,!and!functional!imaging!studies!show!increased!activity!of!the!amygdala!while!the!subject!is!engaging!in!this!task.!The!ability!to!judge!emotions!by!a!parson’s!tone!of!voice!is!not!affected.!! The!amygdala!receives!more!primitive!visual!information!from!subcortical!regions!of!the!brain,!and!this!information!is!used!in!making!judgments!about!fearful!expressions.!There!is!natural!tendency!to!imitate!the!emotional!expressions!of!other!people.!Feedback!from!this!activity,!which!is!transmitted!to!the!somatosensory!cortex,!appears!to!help!us!to!comprehend!the!emotional!intentions!of!other!people.!!! Facial!expressions!of!emotions!(and!other!stereotypical!behaviors!such!as!laughing!and!crying)!are!almost!impossible!to!stimulate.!For!example,!only,!a!genuine!smile!of!pleasure!causes!the!contraction!of!the!lateral!part!of!the!orbicularis!oculi!(Duchenne’s!muscle).!Genuine!expressions!of!emotion!are!controlled!by!special!neural!circuits.!The!best!evidence!for!this!assertion!comes!from!the!complementary!syndromes!of!emotional!and!volitional!facial!paresis.!People!with!emotional!facial!paresis!can!move!their!facial!muscles!voluntarily!but!nut!in!response!to!an!emotion,!whereas!people!with!volitional!facial!paresis!show!the!opposite!symptoms.!In!addition,!the!left!halves!of!people’s!faces!tend!to!be!more!expressive!than!the!right!halves.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feelings(Of(Emotions(So!far,!we!have!examined!two!aspects!of!emotions:!the!organization!of!patterns!of!responses!that!deal!with!the!situation!that!provokes!the!emotion,!and!the!communication!of!emotional!states!with!other!members!of!the!species.!The!final!aspect!of!emotion!to!be!examined,!the!subjective!component:!feelings!of!emotion.!How!do!we!know!what!we!are!feeling?!!!The(James]Lange(Theory(! William!James!(1842B1910/American)!and!Carl!Lange!(1834B1900/Danish)!independently!suggested!similar!explanations!for!emotion,!which!most!people!refer!to!collectively!as!the!James]Lange(Theory.!Basically,!the!theory!states!that!emotionBproducing!situations!elicit!an!appropriate!set!of!physiological!responses,!such!as!trembling,!sweating,!and!increased!heart!rate.!The!situations!also!elicit!behaviors,!such!as!clenching!of!the!fists!or!fighting.!The!brain!receives!sensory!feedback!from!the!muscles!and!from!the!organs!that!produce!these!responses;!it!is!this!feedback!that!constitutes!our!feeling!of!emotion.!!When!you!are!crying,!you!realize!that!I!am!sad.!If!you!are!in!funeral,!and!you!are!crying,!then!you!realize!that!yes!I!am!in!funeral!and!I!am!sad.!But!if!you!are!wedding!and!you!are!sad,!you!interpret!that!I!am!crying!because!I!am!happy.!!BWe!interpret!our!physiological!reactions,!and!that!is!how!we!know!what!we!are!feeling.!!!7.(James]Lange(theory.!A!theory!of!emotion!that!suggests!that!behaviors!and!physiological!responses!are!directly!elicited!by!situations!and!that!feelings!of!emotions!are!produced!by!feedback!from!these!behaviors!and!responses.!!BJames!says!that!our!own!emotional!feelings!are!based!on!what!we!find!ourselves!doing!and!on!the!sensory!feedback!we!receive!from!the!activity!of!our!muscles!and!internal!organs.!!BThus,!when!we!find!ourselves!trembling!and!fell!queasy,!we!experience!fear.!BWhere!feelings!of!emotions!are!concerned,!we!are!selfBobservers.!!!! James’s!description!of!the!process!of!emotion!might!strike!you!as!being!at!odds!with!your!own!experience.!Many!people!think!that!they!experience!emotions!directly,!internally.!Or!did!you!ever!find!tears!coming!to!your!eyes!while!watching!a!film!that!you!did!not!think!was!affecting!you?!!!BSeveral!experiments!suggest!that!feedback!from!the!contraction!of!facial!muscles!can!affect!people’s!moods!and!even!alter!the!activity!of!the!autonomic!nervous!system. BA!functional!imaging!study!by!Damasio!et!al.!(2000)!asked!people!to!recall!and!try!to!reBexperience!past!episodes!from!their!lives!that!evoked!feelings!of!sadness,!happiness,!anger,!and!fear. BThe!investigators!found!that!recalling!these!emotions!activated!the!subjects’!somatosensory!cortex!and!upper!brain!stem!nuclei!involved!in!control!of!internal!organs!and!detection!of!sensations!received!from!them. These!responses!are!certainly!compatible!with!James’s!theory. BJames!stressed!the!importance!of!two!aspects!of!emotional!responses:!emotional!behaviors!and!autonomic!responses,!give!rise!to!the!third:!feelings.!!BSeveral!experiments!suggest!that!feedback!from!the!contraction!of!facial!muscles!can!affect!people’s!moods!and!even!alter!the!activity!of!the!autonomic!nervous!system.!!!

!Imitation!in!an!infant:!The!photographs!show!happy,!sad,!and!surprised!faces!by!an!adult!and!the!responses!made!by!the!infant.!!

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! From!the!earliest!times,!people!recognized!that!emotions!were!accompanied!by!feelings!that!seemed!to!come!from!inside!the!body,!which!probably!provided!the!impetus!for!developing!physiological!theories!of!emotion.!!! James!and!Lange!suggested!that!emotions!were!primarily!responses!to!situations.!Feedback!from!the!physiological!and!behavioral!reactions!to!emotionBproducing!situations!gave!rise!to!the!feelings!of!emotion;!thus,!feeling!are!the!results,'not!the!causes,'of!emotional!reactions.!!! Hohman’s!study!of!people!with!spinal!cord!damage!supported!the!JamesBLange!theory;!people!who!could!no!longer!feel!the!reactions!from!most!of!their!body!reported!that!they!no!longer!experienced!intense!emotional!states.!! Ekman!and!his!colleagues!have!shown!that!even!stimulating!an!emotional!expression!causes!changes!in!the!activity!of!the!autonomic!nervous!system.!Perhaps!feedback!from!these!changes!explains!why!an!emotion!can!be!“contagious”:!We!see!someone!smile!with!pleasure,!we!ourselves!imitate!the!smile,!and!the!internal!feedback!makes!us!feel!at!least!somewhat!happier.!!!Key(Concepts:((

Emotions(as(response(patterns((1.!Emotional!responses!consist!of!three!components:!behavioral,!autonomic,!and!hormonal.!!2.!The!amygdala!plays!a!central!role!in!coordinating!all!three!components!in!response!to!threatening!or!aversive!stimuli.!In!particular,!the!lateral!nucleus!is!involved!in!acquisition!of!conditioned!emotional!responses.!!3.!SpeciesBtypical!aggressive!behaviors!are!controlled!by!neural!circuits!in!the!brain!stem,!which!are!modulated!by!the!circuits!in!the!hypothalamus!and!the!amygdala.!!4.!The!ventromedial!prefrontal!cortex!plays!a!special!role!in!the!inhibitory!control!of!emotional!responses!and!in!the!evaluation!of!situations!that!involve!moral!judgments.!!Communication(of(emotions(5.!Facial!expressions!of!emotions!appear!to!be!speciesBtypical!responses,!even!in!humans.!!6.!Recognition!of!facial!expressions!of!emotions!may!involve!imitation,!which!gives!rise!to!feedback!from!the!somatosensory!cortex.!!7.!The!amygdala!is!involved!in!visual!recognition!of!facial!expressions!of!emotion!but!not!in!their!production.!!8.!Difficulty!in!faking!true!expressions!of!emotion!and!the!existence!of!emotional!and!volitional!facial!paresis!indicate!that!special!neural!circuits!are!involved!in!expressions!of!emotion.!!9.!Expression!and!recognition!of!emotion!is!largely!accomplished!by!neural!mechanisms!located!in!the!right!hemisphere.!!Feelings(of(emotion(10.!The!JamesBLange!theory!suggests!that!we!experience!our!own!emotions!through!feedback!from!the!expression!of!the!physiological!and!behavioral!components.!Evidence!from!people!with!spinal!cord!injures!supports!this!theory.!!!!A!study:!Amphetamine!is!addicted!drug.!The!experimenter!make!some!of!them!drink!water,!make!some!of!them!drink!amphetamine.!Who!drink!water!(actually!experimenters!make!them!drink!amphetamine)!feel!anxious.!But!who!drink!amphetamine!and!know!that!they!are!actually!drink!amphetamine!feel!happiness.!

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