The demands of both mental and physical activity are integrated with the dynamic control of
internal bodily states. The set of neural interactions that supports autonomic regulation …

Influential theoretical models propose a central role for afferent information from the body in
the expression of emotional feeling states. Feedback representations of changing states of …

Visceral afferent signals to the brain influence thoughts, feelings and behavior. Here we
highlight the findings of a set of empirical investigations in humans concerning body-mind …

Several lines of research in animals and humans converge on the distinction between two
basic large-scale brain networks of self-regulation, giving rise to predictive and reactive …

The study of emotional states has recently received considerable attention within the
cognitive and neural sciences. However, limited work has been done to synthesize this …

The mind and body are intrinsically and dynamically coupled. Perceptions, thoughts and
feelings change, and respond to, the state of the body. This chapter describes the integration …

“What is an emotion?” William James's seminal paper in Mind (1884) proposed the idea that
physiological and behavioral responses precede subjective experience in emotions that are …

An evolutionary perspective on emotions emphasizes their function in promoting survival
and procreation. Because meeting evolutionary challenges often requires vigorous …

Emotions depend upon the integrated activity of neural networks that modulate arousal,
autonomic function, motor control, and somatosensation. Brainstem nodes play critical roles …

This paper focussed on how electrophysiological autonomic data may contribute to better
understand neural substrates of emotional processing. The utility of autonomic …