Emotions Definition and 31 Threads

Hi, I often hear people saying that why and how that person could react in such a way , he or she is so intelligent, so educated etc. The statement implies that if a person is considered to be intelligent or educated, he or she could control their emotions such as anger, jealousy, depression...

How big is the contribution of endocrine glands to emotions? What if we only have brain and no endocrine glands.. what emotions remain?

What are the neural correlates of emotions? Is the neural correlate of emotion the same as the qualia of emotions? What is the latest research about this in the medical and neuroscience field?

I mean, we live in a current technological era where knowledge and intellect surmounts. I can see why emotions were important in the caveman era. Anger/jealousy/rage etc are all emotions that clearly backfire more often than not in the modern era, but for cavemen who's tribes were probably...

What is really the difference between feelings and emotions? When you are a male and you have a female friend and you told her "I have feelings for you".. she seemed to think you are in love with her.. but if you told her "I have emotion for you".. she seemed to think it is more neutral. Why is...

With training can you shut down your emotions and empathy?

Does anyone know if there has been any data on whether different emotions fire in different areas of the limbic system. Basically, are there "angry" neurons, and "sad" neurons, or to be more direct, neurons that fire exclusively when one is angry, and different neurons that always fire for when...

Do creatures as tiny as flies feel sorrow, love, anger. Are their brains programmed to do most basic of tasks like finding food or do they exhibit some community behavior?

I am curious about the concept of distinct circuits/systems of neural activity that give rise to basic emotions. I drew this info from the article below, which focuses specifically on "three kinds of emotions of love" by Helen Fisher (who got popular through her viral TED talk about love)...

I've been researching this subject for a little while. I'd like to hear your ideas, because the topic is widely discussed. So here is some part of my research which makes my opinion quite clear: "Sometimes we say , that one is moved by music. Of course, it does not mean for him/her to be...

Okay, this might be a weird question and I am not sure which sub-forum it belongs to - Math, biology or here. We have this concept of more or less. Given two quantities, we can see whether they are equal, more or less. So we assign each quantity some number, symbol to address it. Similarly...

Despite that emotions actually come from the brain, through language, we usually speak of them coming from the heart. Why is this? Why do we associate emotions with the heart? Is it because of how the heart reacts to emotions as to why primitive people began to associate them with the heart?

As as I understand it, there's some event and there's neurological connections between neurons triggered by the release of a chemical which triggers the signal that travels through other neurons that eventually reaches the hypothalamus which releases that would eventually cause the perceived...

Possibly I'm misinformed, but adrenal glands make us feel excited, sex glands (whatever their name) makes us feel the appropriate (or not, depending on your situation) emotions. Maybe to rephrase, how emotional is the brain on its own? And possibly, how important are these emotions or...

Nevermind all good.

Long story short: I messed up. She gets me (and trust me, very few do) and she always stuck around. It's an idea that's crossed my mind a few times but I always figured I'd be better off* on my own and shrugged the idea off. She's leaving in less than a week for Europe (undergrad study). Won't...

I was emotional - could I list this, so my 1st two years' marks are looked over for the 3.0 GPA minimum calculations? I also come from a top-tier undergrad university that really challenges you

For you, what is the most difficult emotion to deal with? Anger, grief, guilt, shame, anguish, gratitude, euphoria, attachment, dependence? Feel free to suggest other(s) that you find difficult.

I'm not sure how i to explain, because it's not easy for me this area of study. There is a part of us, the mental body, of which the subconscious is part of. I believe that they are transmited through the genetic code and when in the womb (mother->baby). It's like when animals react to...

People should be allowed to use siliconal devices that can be used to control their own emotional sensations on demand.

I know I'm not the only one who really has felt anything like this. If you ever get that feeling that runs through your body that you are being watched or your skin crawls. Being one who listens to a lot of music if I relax I usually get great sensations that go through my body. The music...

Are emotions a product of biochemical releases? Is imagination a product of thought? Are thoughts and consciousness the same thing? I am trying to figure out if there is such a thing as "the absence of material" I was under the impression that there is no perfect vacuum whereby one can...

I wasn't sure whether to put this in S&D, but here we go. I've found that I have a really strange ability to tell what people are feeling/thinking. It doesn't occur with everyone, sometimes it happens straight away, sometimes after I have known them for a while. Often I meet someone and just...

Gotta get this outta my system. Never mind me. Oh daaammnn! I`m sick to the stomach. What the hell is happening!? I can't sleep. I can't think about anything but her. She is at the moment my whole universe! My productivity is down to zero and I have so much to do (she'll pay for this). I...

I have one :cry: and it will not go away

shouldn't the smiling smiley be coded as :) instead of : smile : shouldn't most of the smileys have a code that is related to their appearence, like: :frown: :( or :eek: :O :bugeye: 8| :biggrin: :D :wink: ;) :cool: B) :-p or :-p :P :cry: :*(

I just got an email from a former student of mine regarding the plight of a disabled Florida woman, and it made me really mad. I am wondering if anyone else has heard this story, and if it is as he says. Here is an excerpt from the email.

I wonder... do you all think that it's possible to have a human with "conscious thought" (excluding the idea that particles result in fate), without emotions? That is to say, can we still think logically if we don't exhibit emotions? I'm asking because, I believe that if we all had no...

This is a writing about wholeness, meaning keeping awareness of our 3 centers: Physical, Emotional and Mental. This is in three parts: First, an ancient parable or brain-teaser, second, interwoven aspects meant to stimulate growth of awareness and understanding and third, commentary. Ancient...

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Why do we dream?, has caught my attention. When I read a book, four things can happen. I can read out loud and then stop talking and hear myself keep on reading, remembering all that I read. (Conscious mind) The second is to read for several lines or pages or minutes or hours and not remember...