Emotions are more physiological than psychological. Their psychological significance comes from the meaning we give to them. Uninformed by the function and mechanics of emotions, the meaning we ...

Many organizations continue to regard emotions as unprofessional, encouraging individuals to "leave them at the door." ...

Evidence for an emotional adaptive function of dreams: a cross-cultural study. Scientific Reports , 2023; 13 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43319-z Cite This Page : ...

We have discovered a good deal about the limbic system and what it’s responsible for in our bodies, such as memories, emotions, and more. Read on to find out just how much we know about this system!

Why do people cry happy tears? Neuroscience suggests these emotional outbursts occur when the brain becomes overwhelmed by ...

Evidence has steadily been building for the role of the cerebellum in a broad spectrum of functions, including cognition, emotional processing, and social behavior. This work has also pointed to the ...

Like other body parts, different types of tears are specialized for different functions. The emotional basis of tears relates to the ANS. Emotional tears, therefore, ...

In his 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ,” psychologist Daniel Goleman named this emotional overreaction to stress “amygdala hijack.” ...

Executive function (EF) is a more predictive measurement of quality of life (QoL) and negative emotion compared with pain in older adults with diabetes, according to a recent study.