Biopsychology: Emotions

Abstract

Open Educational ResourceThis OER is a chapter on Emotions as part of the course Brain and Behavior. This resource provides a general overview of the neural correlates of affect and emotion. The chapter provides a general overview of emotion and affect and then goes onto discuss the primary implicated brain regions and networks involved affective processing. Moreover, the chapter discusses various theories and perspectives related to emotional processing, as well as providing an overview emotion as it relates to social psychology, developmental psychology, and emerging areas of research in the field. CC BY NC S