Emotion has a substantial influence on the cognitive processes in humans, including
perception, attention, learning, memory, reasoning, and problem solving. Emotion has a …

The amygdala has long been associated with emotion and motivation, playing an essential
part in processing both fearful and rewarding environmental stimuli. How can a single …

Tunteet kaiken ytimessä. Tunteet ovat kaiken inhimillisen toiminnan ytimessä. Erilaiset
sosiaaliset tilanteet ja tapahtumat saavat meissä aikaan reaktioita, joita kutsumme tunteiksi …

Research on defensive behaviour in mammals has in recent years focused on elicited
reactions; however, organisms also make active choices when responding to danger. We …

The present volume on concepts, cognition, emotion, and behavior, is the first in this new
Handbook series. The purpose of this first chapter is to provide an outline of stress, stress …

This review takes a historical perspective on concepts in the psychology of motivation and
emotion, and surveys recent developments, debates and applications. Old debates over …

The brain mechanisms of fear have been studied extensively using Pavlovian fear
conditioning, a procedure that allows exploration of how the brain learns about and later …

The latest groundbreaking, interdisciplinary work from one of our most eloquent and
significant writers about emotion and the brain. An exploration into the adaptive functions of …

Research on avoidance conditioning began in the late 1930s as a way to use laboratory
experiments to better understand uncontrollable fear and anxiety. Avoidance was initially …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is of paramount importance for daily life. Its regulatory
action on respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, and many other systems is …