Authors’ response: what are emotions and how are they created in the brain?
In our response, we clarify important theoretical differences between basic emotion and psychological construction approaches. We evaluate the empirical status of the basic emotion approach, addressing whether it requires brain localization, whether localization can be observed with better analytic tools, and whether evidence for basic emotions exists in other types of measures. We then revisit the issue of whether the key hypotheses of psychological construction are supported by our meta-analytic findings. We close by elaborating on commentator suggestions for future research.
Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital/ Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. lindqukr@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
Kristen A
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Lindquist
Tor D
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Wager
Eliza
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Bliss-Moreau
Hedy
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Kober
Lisa Feldman
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Barret
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011859:Radiography