2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Estonian-American neuroscientist who founded affective neuroscience, identifying seven primary emotional systems in the mammalian brain (SEEKING, RAGE, FEAR, LUST, CARE, PANIC/GRIEF, PLAY) through cross-species neurological research.
American neuroscientist and psychologist whose Theory of Constructed Emotion argues that emotions are not hardwired universal reactions but actively constructed predictions by the brain — a significant challenge to the traditional view of basic universal emotions.