The theory of constructed emotion: an active inference account of interoception and categorization

The science of emotion has been using folk psychology categories derived from philosophy to search for the brain basis of emotion. The last two decades of neuroscience research have brought us to the brink of a paradigm shift in understanding the workings of the brain, however, setting the stage to...

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Published in:Social cognitive and affective neuroscience Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23
Main Author: Barrett, Lisa Feldman
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2017
Subjects:
Affect - physiology
Brain - physiology
Brain research
Duelling s
Emotions
Emotions - physiology
Humans
Interoception - physiology
Neurons
Neurosciences
Psychological Theory
Psychology
emotion
interoception
categorization
concepts
predictive coding
affect
construction
ISSN:1749-5016, 1749-5024, 1749-5024
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Summary:The science of emotion has been using folk psychology categories derived from philosophy to search for the brain basis of emotion. The last two decades of neuroscience research have brought us to the brink of a paradigm shift in understanding the workings of the brain, however, setting the stage to revolutionize our understanding of what emotions are and how they work. In this article, we begin with the structure and function of the brain, and from there deduce what the biological basis of emotions might be. The answer is a brain-based, computational account called the theory of constructed emotion.
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ISSN:1749-5016
1749-5024
1749-5024
DOI:10.1093/scan/nsw154