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... Major parts • Frontal lobe – • emotional control centre and home to our personality • Motor function, problem solving, spontaneity, memory, language, initiation, judgement, impulse control, and social and sexual behaviour • Effects of frontal damage can be a dramatic change in social behaviour ...
1. What are some major differences between
1. What are some major differences between

... hypothalamus to PAG. The PANIC system is associated with the anterior cinculate, the BNST, and the preoptic area, as well as the dorsomedial thalamlus and PAG. 4. While there is still much work to be done to understand the brain bases of human emotion, what is the role of the amygdala in emotional p ...
Biology of the Mind
Biology of the Mind

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Quiz 10
Quiz 10

... c. Voluntarily move their facial muscles d. Move their facial muscles when having a natural emotional response e. Use tone of voice to communicate their emotional states 10. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, which of the following is most important for the subjective experience of emot ...

Emotional lateralization

Emotional lateralization is the asymmetrical representation of emotional control and processing in the brain. There is evidence for the lateralization of other brain functions as well.Emotions are complex and involve a variety of physical and cognitive responses, many of which are not well understood. The general purpose of emotions is to produce a specific response to a stimulus. Feelings are the conscious perception of emotions, and when an emotion occurs frequently or continuously this is called a mood.A variety of scientific studies have found lateralization of emotions. FMRI and lesion studies have shown asymmetrical activation of brain regions while thinking of emotions, responding to extreme emotional stimuli, and viewing emotional situations. Processing and production of facial expressions also appear to be asymmetric in nature. Many theories of lateralization have been proposed and some of those specific to emotions. Please keep in mind most the information in this article is theoretical and scientists are still trying to understand emotion and emotional lateralization. Also, some of the evidence is contradictory. Many brain regions are interconnected and the input and output of any given region may come from and go to many different regions.