A new science of emotion: implications for functional neurological disorder

Brain, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 145(8), С. 2648 - 2663

Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2022

Abstract Functional neurological disorder reflects impairments in brain networks leading to distressing motor, sensory and/or cognitive symptoms that demonstrate positive clinical signs on examination incongruent with other conditions. A central issue historical and contemporary formulations of functional has been the mechanistic aetiological role emotions. However, debate mostly omitted fundamental questions about nature emotions first place. In this perspective article, we outline a set relevant working principles (e.g. allostasis, predictive processing, interoception affect), followed by focused review theory constructed emotion introduce new understanding what are. Building theoretical framework, formulate how altered category construction can be an integral component pathophysiology related somatic symptoms. doing so, address several themes for field including: (i) energy regulation process relate symptom generation, including revisiting alexithymia, ‘panic attack without panic’, dissociation, insecure attachment influential life experiences; (ii) re-interpret select neurobiological research findings cohorts through lens illustrate its potential relevance; (iii) discuss therapeutic implications. While continue support is mechanistically aetiologically heterogenous, consideration relates generation maintenance offers integrated viewpoint cuts across neurology, psychiatry, psychology cognitive-affective neuroscience.

Язык: Английский

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Rational Sentimentalism

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2023

Abstract Rational Sentimentalism develops a novel theory of the sentimental values. These values, which include funny, disgusting, and shameful, are profoundly important because they set standards for emotional responses that part our shared human nature. Yet moral philosophers have neglected them relative to their prominence in mental life. The is sentimentalist it holds these values emotion-dependent—contrary some prominent accounts funny disgusting. Its rational aspect arises from its insistence shameful (e.g.) not whatever elicits shame but what makes fitting. Shameful traits provide reasons be ashamed do depend on whether one disposed them. Furthermore, issue act as dictates: conceal. requires compatible emotion fittingness. book explicates motivational explains peculiarities motivation, other theories cannot. It argues class emotions psychological kinds with same goal across cultures, despite differences elicitors. then an account fittingness helps differentiate fit, bear considerations or against having emotion. Some significant controversial conclusions emerge sentimentalism. conflict another, morality, nevertheless practical apply humans—though all agents.

Язык: Английский

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The nature and neurobiology of fear and anxiety: State of the science and opportunities for accelerating discovery

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 151, С. 105237 - 105237

Опубликована: Май 18, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Developing an Understanding of Emotion Categories: Lessons from Objects

Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 24(1), С. 39 - 51

Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Natural emotion vocabularies as windows on distress and well-being

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 10, 2020

Abstract To date we know little about natural emotion word repertoires, and whether or how they are associated with emotional functioning. Principles from linguistics suggest that the richness diversity of individuals’ actively used vocabularies may correspond their typical experiences. The current investigation measures active in participant-generated speech examined relationships to individual differences mood, personality, physical well-being. Study 1 analyzes stream-of-consciousness essays by 1,567 college students. 2 public blogs written over 35,000 individuals. studies yield consistent findings vocabulary corresponds broadly experience. Larger negative correlate more psychological distress poorer health. positive higher well-being better Findings support theories linking language use development lived experience have future clinical implications pending further research.

Язык: Английский

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Emotion, Sense, Experience

Опубликована: Сен. 18, 2020

Emotion, Sense, Experience calls on historians of emotions and the senses to come together in serious sustained dialogue. The Element outlines deep if largely unacknowledged genealogy historical writing insisting a braided history senses; explains why recent treatments have sometimes profitably but nonetheless unhelpfully segregated from makes compelling case for heuristic interpretive dividends bringing sensory into conversation. Ultimately, we envisage new way understanding lived experience generally, as mutable product situated world-brain-body dynamic. Such project necessarily points us towards interdisciplinary engagement collaboration, especially with social neuroscience. Unpicking some commonly held assumptions about affective experience, re-imagine human being both biocultural historical, reclaiming analysis biology psychology seeking collaborative efforts.

Язык: Английский

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Charting the development of emotion comprehension and abstraction from childhood to adulthood using observer-rated and linguistic measures.

Emotion, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 20(5), С. 773 - 792

Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2019

This study examined two facets of emotion development: word comprehension (knowing the meaning words such as "anger" or "excitement") and concept abstraction (representing emotions in terms internal psychological states that generalize across situations). Using a novel vocabulary assessment, we captured how cross-sectional sample participants aged 4-25 (N = 196) defined 24 emotions. Smoothing spline regression models suggested followed an emergent shape: Knowledge increased childhood plateaued around age 11. Human coders rated abstractness participants' responses, these ratings also shape but significantly later than comprehension, 18. An automated linguistic analysis supported coders' perceptions age. Finally, assessed definitional strategies used to describe Young children tended using concrete providing example situations evoked those by referring physiological markers emotional experiences. Whereas use decreased with age, tendency more abstract general definitions delineated causes characteristics synonyms Overall, this work (a) provides tool for assessing terms, (b) demonstrates increases (c) suggests adolescence is period which are comprehended their level continues mature. (PsycInfo Database Record 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Язык: Английский

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The antecedents of boredom in L2 classroom learning

System, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 98, С. 102469 - 102469

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Context reconsidered: Complex signal ensembles, relational meaning, and population thinking in psychological science.

American Psychologist, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 77(8), С. 894 - 920

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2022

This article considers the status and study of "context" in psychological science through lens research on emotional expressions. The begins by updating three well-trod methodological debates role context expressions to reconsider several fundamental assumptions lurking within field's dominant tradition: namely, that certain expressive movements have biologically prepared, inherent meanings issue from singular, universal processes which are independent but interact with contextual influences. second part this scientific opportunities await if we set aside traditional understanding as a moderator signals meaning instead consider possibility events emerge ecosystems signal ensembles, such any individual is entirely relational. Such shift has radical implications not only for emotion more generally. It offers improve validity trustworthiness beyond what can be achieved improvements rigor alone. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Язык: Английский

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Large-scale encoding of emotion concepts becomes increasingly similar between individuals from childhood to adolescence

Nature Neuroscience, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 26(7), С. 1256 - 1266

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2023

Язык: Английский

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