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Seven sins in the study of emotion: correctives from affective neuroscience.
Full Abstract
This brief commentary highlights seven sins in the study of emotion that are explicitly treated in contemporary affective neuroscience. These sins are (1) Affect and cognition are subserved by separate and independent neural circuits; (2) Affect is subcortical; (3) Emotions are in the head; (4) Emotions can be studied from a purely psychological perspective; (5) Emotions are similar in structure across age and species; (6) Specific emotions are instantiated in discrete locations in the brain; and (7) Emotions are conscious feeling states. Each of these is briefly discussed and evidence from affective neuroscience that bears on these sins is noted. The articles in this Special Issue underscore the vitality of research in affective neuroscience and illustrate how some of these sins can be addressed and rectified using concepts and methods from affective neuroscience.
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Author information
Author/s: Davidson, Richard J (RJ);
Affiliation: Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1202 West Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706, USA. rjdavids(-atsign-)facstaff.wisc.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Brain and cognition (Brain Cogn), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 52 (issue 1) : pp 129-32
Dates: Created 2003/06/18; Completed 2003/08/19; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12812811, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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