History of Neuroscience of emotion

6 important questions on History of Neuroscience of emotion

What is the connon-bard model of emotion?

1. Stimulus
2. Subcortical brain activity

3. Feeling
3. Bodily reponse

What is Mac Lean's idea of the limbic system?

Adding all info (Cannon, Papez & Kluver-bucy).

Neomammalian brain (Primates): Language, thought & advanced planning (Neocortex)

Paleomammalian brain (Mammals; not in reptiles): Emotions, social life, infant attachment (Limbic system)

Reptillian Brain: Survival & aggression (Brainstem, basal ganglia, olfactory bulb)

The parts of the concept of the limbic system depends on who you ask. But what are the most named area's?

Papez circuit:
- Cingulate cortex
- Hippocampus
- Anterior thalamus
- Hypothalamus

Parts of PFC
Amygdala
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What is the mesolimbic pathway? What parts of the brain are in this pathway?

Reward center in the brain
- Dopanergic projection from VTA to nucleus accumbens; basal ganglia

What is the role of the medial PFC in emotions according to meta-analysis of brain imaging studies?

(popcorn of every emotion)
mPFC lights up with every emotion --> General role in emotion processing

What are possible mechanisms for emotion formation when a stimulus is seen? (in sum)

- Bodily feedback
- Cognitive appraisal
- Interaction of these 2

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