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Summary (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) THE HUMAN BRAIN IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL'S EMOTIONS / COGNITIONS AND BEHAVIOUR

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  • February 13, 2021
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Social Psychology Understanding the human Brain & Emotion



Summary Of Social Psychology and emotion & Key Points to remember

Brain systems controlling and responding to emotion

◦ Cortical structures, amygdala and limbic system

◦ Applications to normal and abnormal processing

Darwin’s 6 universal emotions
Behaviour and psychological functions as evolved ‘adaptive’ traits aiding
survival
The (Darwin’s) Big Six and others
o happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise
o interest, contempt, pride, loyalty, love, hope, etc.
Evidence: expression & psychophysiology
o infants & adults - cross-cultural stability
o expression in animals

Debate continues over whether experiences are innate or learnt
But many expressions appear universal
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KEY BRAIN STRUCTURES FOR EMOTIONS



Ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)

◦ Regulation of emotional reactions

The Limbic system

◦ Perception of emotion, emotional activation, emotion-associated memory; negative
bias?

The Insular cortex and disgust

Reward/pleasure pathways

Nucleus accumbens

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