Since the 19th century, there has been disagreement over the fundamental question of
whether" emotions" are cause or consequence of their associated behaviors. This question …

What are emotions and how should we study them? These questions give rise to ongoing
controversy amongst scientists in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and philosophy …

Current Biology 31, R821–R837, July 12, 2021 R825 ll reasons why the nature of emotions
is one of the most contentious topics in the study of mind and behavior today, especially in …

Emotion plays a crucial role, both in general human experience and in psychiatric illnesses.
Despite the importance of emotion, the relative lack of objective methodologies to …

Emotions are fundamental to our experience and behavior, affecting and motivating all
aspects of our lives. Scientists of various disciplines have been fascinated by emotions for …

Highlights•The belief that emotions are evolutionary conserved and hardwired has
dominated the study of animal emotion.•Theories of Constructed Emotion (TCE) offer an …

Until recently, whether invertebrates might exhibit emotions was unknown. This possibility
has traditionally been dismissed by many as emotions are frequently defined with reference …

According to evolutionary accounts of distinct emotions, these emotions are shaped by
natural selection to adjust the physiological, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral …

Emotions are one of the most apparent and important aspects of our lives, yet have
remained one of the most enigmatic to explain scienti cally. On the one hand, nothing seems …

After receiving remarkable attention from scientists during the nineteenth century, emotion
was relatively neglected throughout the 20th century, especially within the field of …