Emotion Explained (Series in Affective Science)

This New Book, A Successor To The Brain And Emotion, Describes The Nature, Functions, And Brain Mechanisms That Underlie Both Emotion And Motivation. Emotion Explained Goes Beyond Examining Brain Mechanisms Of Emotion, By Proposing A Theory Of What Emotions Are, And An Evolutionary, Darwinian, Theory Of The Adaptive Value Of Emotion. Emotion Explained Will Be Valuable For Those In The Fields Of Neuroscience, Psychology, And Cognitive Neuroscience From Advanced Undergraduate Level Upwards. It Will Also Be Of Interest To Those In Biology, Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Nutrition, Psychiatry, Medicine, And Philosophy. The Book Has Been Written With Modular Chapters And Sections, Making It Possible To Select Particular Chapters For Course Work.--jacket. 1. Introduction : The Issues -- 2. The Nature Of Emotion -- 3. The Functions Of Emotion : Reward, Punishment, And Emotion In Brain Design -- 4. The Brain Mechanisms Underlying Emotion -- 5. Hunger -- 6. Thirst -- 7. Brain-stimulation Reward -- 8. Pharmacology Of Emotion, Reward, And Addiction; The Basal Ganglia -- 9. Sexual Behaviour, Reward, And Brain Function; Sexual Selection Of Behaviour -- 10. Emotional Feelings And Consciousness : A Theory Of Consciousness -- 11. Conclusions, And Broader Issues -- A. Neural Networks And Emotion-related Learning -- B. Reward Reversal In The Orbitofrontal Cortex -- A Model. Edmund T. Rolls. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [528]-600) And Index.