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Emotions = a
response of our brain to a positive or negative event which results in a certain behavior d physiological responses
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↳ Valuable to survival .
Emotions we experience today have endured natural selection .
LD Ekman & Friesen have classified 6 basic based facial
emotions on
similarity in expressions across cultures
↳ all other emotions are combinations
Anxietyefear
→ The amygdala is an important brain structure related to the generation of fear
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fear is often studied by means of fear
conditioning in animals
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of
a measure emotional response
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& cause behavioral change
In humans : You don't need to perform fear conditioning . Telling Sb they 'll receive a shock will lead to
anticipatory
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sweating response
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patients with
amygdala damage .
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amygdala using substraction .
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LB This process will cause 2 distinct reactions :
⑦ It gets you ready for action ② It makes sure to provide you with extra energy for action through
stress hormones
( rest )
( action )
↳ This
negative feedback loop to the
= t process causes
prevent overproduction immune system to be
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Amygdala I emotion
recognition
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B Patients amygdala lesions have trouble
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with
on faces
② recognizing emotions
, especially fear
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they tend not to
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look at the eyes
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TB• The prefrontal frm PFC ) for behavior
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ventromedial cortex is important controlling emotional .
↳ works by controlling the amygdala (with GABA )
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Evidence :
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Phineas Gage -
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damage to the VMPFC causes a
change in emotional behavior
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The amygdala (emotional behavior ) develops earlier than the prefrontal lobe
↳ aggressive behavior in children t correlated with
amygdala volume
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correlated with VMPFC volume
Increased
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subcortical brain activity ( incl .
amygdala ) & reduced prefrontal brain
activity is found in
particularly impulsive emotional killers
To The VMPFC involved social moral decisions Patients VMPFC often choice
is also in to with
damage more make a rational
The hippocampus ,
stress & cortisol
to The hippocampus can activate the amygdala based on learned fears
↳ This is positive because it can protect us from negative consequences
↳ negative because thinking of
negative consequences (without them
happening ) can also lead to stress
lanxiety too
damaging long - term
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BE Depressed people generally have higher cortisol levels
↳
No negative feedback loop = ①
& disrupted
BB
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Increased cortisol levels
This will lead to :
⑦ Inhibition of the hippocampus by receptor down regulation
BE Cortisol will reduce the amount of receptors in the hippocampus . They will fire less or not at all I no firing = death .
B- This can lead to problems too often observed in depressives
memory
② Continued / Increased supression of the immune system
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The immune system uses lymphocytes ( white blood cell ) & they communicate using cytokines .
LA Cortisol interferes I thus the (to energy )
with
cytokine signals Supressed immune system save
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you more prone sickness
Subjective feelings of emotions
BE Besides physiological reactions & behavioral changes ,
emotions in humans come with subjective feelings
BE James lange theory
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feelings are a
consequence of awareness I interpretation of physiological responses to an event
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we are sad because we
cry
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cry because we're sad
, facial expressions of emotions
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ways
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obiculair is oculi ( smiling with our eyes )
↳ neural pathways :
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facial expressions are
strongly coupled
↳• facial expressions give feedback to the
body I
can cause a
physiological response
( e.g .
anxious face = increased sweating )
LB facial expressions also influences emotional feelings
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you get rapid eye movement , your body is paralyzed
dreams in REM can be bizarre
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Rem sleep characteristics Slow wave sleep characteristics ( stage 314 )
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Strong Really
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supression of external stimuli except meaningful ones (survival ) strong supression of external stimuli
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EEG de synchronization ( waves similar to being )
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Low probability
awake of waking up spontaneously
PGO fragmented
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before REM sleep activity from the pons 120% )
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waves just = to dreams with strong emotions & bad recall
the When
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lateral geniculate nucleus ( LONI to the visual cortex woken up , you 'll be disoriented & drowsy
leading to eye movements l story like but non -
logical dreaming
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logical because of absent frontal lobe activity
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Paresis of skeletal muscles (so you don't act out your dreams)
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Increased genital activity ( non - erotic )
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probability waking spontaneously .
you , you
immediately alert & there's a high chance of dream recall 175 -
95% )