title: Emotions of "higher" cognition.
abstract: The target article by Lindquist et al. considers discrete emotions. This commentary argues that these are but a minor part of human emotional abilities, unifying us with animals. Uniquely human emotions are aesthetic emotions related to the need for the knowledge of "high" cognition, including emotions of the beautiful, cognitive dissonances, and musical emotions. This commentary touches on their cognitive functions and origins.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. leonid@seas.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perlovsky
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011859:Radiography