The emotional brain: Fundamental questions and strategies for future research

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

卷:693

Article

Shackman, Alexander J.^1,2,3  Wager, Tor D.^4,5 

[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Psychol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[2] Univ Maryland, Neurosci & Cognit Sci Program, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[3] Univ Maryland, Maryland Neuroimaging Ctr, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[4] Univ Colorado, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

[5] Univ Colorado, Inst Cognit Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

关键词: Affective science;    Affective neuroscience;    Emotion;    fMRI;    Individual differences;    Neuroimaging;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neulet.2018.10.012

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Emotions play a central role in human experience. Over time, methods for manipulating emotion have become increasingly refined and techniques for making sense of the underlying neurobiology have become ever more powerful and precise, enabling new insights into the organization of emotions in the brain. Yet recent years have witnessed a remarkably vigorous debate about the nature and origins of emotion, with leading scientists raising compelling concerns about the canon of facts and principles that has inspired and guided the field for the past quarter century. Here, we consider ways in which recent neuroimaging research informs this dialogue. By focusing attention on the most important outstanding questions about the nature of emotion and the architecture of the emotional brain, we hope to stimulate the kinds of work that will be required to move the field forward. Addressing these questions is critical, not just for understanding the mind, but also for elucidating the root causes of many of its disorders.

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