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This module provides a brief overview of the neuroscience of emotion. It integrates findings from human and animal research to describe the brain networks and associated neurotransmitters involved in basic affective systems. Affective Affect An emotional process; includes moods, subjective feelings, and discrete emotions. neuroscience examines how the brain creates emotional responses. Emotions are psychological phenomena that involve changes to the body (e.g., facial expression), changes in autonomic nervous system activity, feeling states (subjective responses), and urges to act in specific ways (motivations; Izard, 2010). Affective neuroscience aims to understand how matter (brain structures and chemicals) creates one of the most fascinating aspects of mind, the emotions. Affective neuroscience uses unbiased, observable measures that provide credible evidence to other sciences and laypersons on the importance of emotions. It also leads to biologically based treatments for affective

This module provides a brief overview of the neuroscience of emotion. It integrates findings from human and animal research to describe the brain networks and associated neurotransmitters involved in basic affective systems. Affect Emotion Motivation Neuroscience Neurotransmitters Learning Objectives Define affective neuroscience. Describe neuroscience techniques used to study emotions in humans and animals. Name five emotional systems and their associated neural structures and neurotransmitters. Give examples of exogenous chemicals (e.g., drugs) that influence affective systems, and discuss t

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