Historical pitfalls and new directions in the neuroscience of emotion. (6th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barrett, Lisa Feldman; Satpute, Ajay B.
• Is Part Of: Neuroscience letters. Volume 693(2019)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2019-02-06
• Subjects: Emotion -- Affect -- fmri -- Construction -- Active inference -- Predictive coding -- Allostasis -- Interoception -- Theory of constructed emotion; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Research -- Periodicals; Neurologie -- Périodiques; Neuroanatomie -- Périodiques; Neuropharmacologie -- Périodiques; Neurophysiologie -- Périodiques; Neurology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 617.48
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.07.045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0304-3940

Abstract

Highlights: A dynamic, systems-based neuroscience view of emotion is proposed. An emotion word refers to a population of highly variable, situated instances. Emotions are not reactions to the world, but are predictions corrected by sensory inputs. Prediction signals are concepts that categorize and explain the causes of sensations. Affect is a property of consciousness and is not synonymous with emotion. Abstract: In this article, we offer a brief history summarizing the last century of neuroscientific study of emotion, highlighting dominant themes that run through various schools of thought. We then summarize the current state of the field, followed by six key points for scientific progress that are inspired by a multi-level constructivist theory of emotion.