This review paper provides an integrative account regarding neurophysiological correlates
of positive emotions and affect that cumulatively contribute to the scaffolding for positive …

In this article, we review recent developments in the study of emotional expression within a
basic emotion framework. Dozens of new studies find that upwards of 20 emotions are …

How do experiences in nature or in spiritual contemplation or in being moved by music or
with psychedelics promote mental and physical health? Our proposal in this article is awe …

Fear and anxiety play a central role in mammalian life, and there is considerable interest in
clarifying their nature, identifying their biological underpinnings, and determining their …

Emotional vocalizations are central to human social life. Recent studies have documented
that people recognize at least 13 emotions in brief vocalizations. This capacity emerges …

The power of nature to both heal and inspire awe has been noted by many great thinkers.
However, no study has examined how the impact of nature on well-being and stress-related …

What would a comprehensive atlas of human emotions include? For 50 years, scientists
have sought to map emotion-related experience, expression, physiology, and recognition in …

It is widely assumed that experiences of awe transform the meaning of daily stresses. Across
six studies we tested whether and how the experience of awe is associated with reduced …

Emotions ubiquitously impact action, learning, and perception, yet their essence and role
remain widely debated. Computational accounts of emotion aspire to answer these …

What emotions do the face and body express? Guided by new conceptual and quantitative
approaches (Cowen, Elfenbein, Laukka, & Keltner, 2018; Cowen & Keltner, 2017, 2018), we …