Huda Akil, "Emotions, Temperament and Mood: A Neurobiologist’s Perspective"
Duration: 24 mins 18 secs
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| Description: | This is a talk from Huda Akil (University of Michigan). It formed part of Session Four of The Human Mind Conference, "The Subject’s Point of View: Intentionality & Emotion." |
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| Created: | 2017-10-24 17:43 |
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| Collection: | The Human Mind Conference |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Huda Akil |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Explicit content: | No |
| Abstract: | This talk will discuss affect from a neurobiological perspective, and define the role of emotions, mood and temperament—elements of affect that operate in different time scales from moment-to-moment modulation of behavior to lifelong patterns of emotional reactivity. It will touch on their adaptive value at the individual, social and population levels, but also the cost of their dysregulation. It will describe how individual differences in emotionality predict different types of adaptations and psychopathology. It will provide examples of biological mechanisms, including specific genes and neural circuits, that determine emotional responses. Finally, it will offer a perspective on the relative role of genetic and environmental factors in the fine tuning of affect, and the possible implications for the interplay between affective and cognitive functions. |
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