Understanding emotions /

Emotions shape all aspects of our thinking and behavior, particularly when we communicate with others. How does our brain respond to emotions conveyed by picture media, human faces, voices, and written language? How do we integrate this information in social interaction? What goes wrong in the brain...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Anders, S. (Silke)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boston, MA : Elsevier, 2007.
Series:Progress in brain research ; v. 156.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Emotions shape all aspects of our thinking and behavior, particularly when we communicate with others. How does our brain respond to emotions conveyed by picture media, human faces, voices, and written language? How do we integrate this information in social interaction? What goes wrong in the brains of people suffering from emotional disorders? This book reviews modern neuroscientific and psychological research providing answers to these questions. In this volume, leading researchers give comprehensive overviews of the current knowledge on different aspects of emotional perception and the und.
Item Description:Section II: Understanding Emotional Language Content
Physical Description:1 online resource (523 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1280707895
9781280707896
9786610707898
6610707898
0080466060
9780080466064
9780444521828
0444521828