Researchers have wondered how the brain creates emotions since the early days of
psychological science. With a surge of studies in affective neuroscience in recent decades …

The present meta-analysis aimed to clarify whether deficits in emotion recognition in
psychopathy are restricted to certain emotions and modalities or whether they are more …

The science of emotion has been using folk psychology categories derived from philosophy
to search for the brain basis of emotion. The last two decades of neuroscience research …

It is obvious that emotions are real, but the question is what kind of “real” are they? In this
article, I outline a theoretical approach where emotions are a part of social reality. I propose …

The amygdala has received intense recent attention from neuroscientists investigating its
function at the molecular, cellular, systems, cognitive, and clinical level. It clearly contributes …

Although clinical observations suggest that humans with amygdala damage have abnormal
fear reactions and a reduced experience of fear [1–3], these impressions have not been …

It is widely believed that people have privileged and authoritative access to their own
thoughts, and many theories have been proposed to explain this supposed fact. The Opacity …

As virtual humans approach photorealistic perfection, they risk making real humans
uncomfortable. This intriguing phenomenon, known as the uncanny valley, is well known but …

Why do we feel tears well up when we see a loved one cry? Why do we wince when we see
other people hurt themselves? This review addresses these questions from the perspective …

The amygdala's historical role in processing stimuli related to threat and fear is being
modified to suggest a role that is broader and more abstract. Amygdala lesions impair the …