Essays about: "Fear and Neural Correlates"

Found 2 essays containing the words Fear and Neural Correlates.

1. 1. A cognitive neuroscience perspective of emotions

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Ioana Anca Lymperopoulou; [2015]
   Keywords : Emotions; Emotion Regulation; Cognitive Theories of Emotions; Fear and Neural Correlates; Amygdala; PFC; fMRI; PET studies;

   Abstract : Emotions have a remarkable capacity to mobilize an individual and shape a person’s behavior in order to ultimately lead to a higher wellbeing. The importance of emotions is further emphasized by pathological cases of people who suffer from an inability to normally regulate their emotional life, such as people who suffer from major depression disorder (MDD), eating disorders, or borderline personality disorder. READ MORE

3. 2. The Feeling of Anxiety : Phenomenology and neural correlates

   University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

   Author : Daniel Labbé; [2008]
   Keywords : anxiety; phenomenology; neural correlates; construct validity; Angst; Phänomenologie; neuronale Korrelate; Konstruktvalidität; ångest; fenomenologi; neurala korrelat; begreppsvaliditet;

   Abstract : The feeling of anxiety, a conscious experience, is associated with uneasiness, painfulness, or disturbing suspense. The current paper presents the phenomenology of anxiety disorders based on diagnostic criteria and reviews neuroimaging studies on anxiety including dissociation studies. READ MORE