Mapping discrete and dimensional emotions onto the brain: Controversies and consensus

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 458-466

  Hamann, Stephan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MAPPING;

BASIC EMOTIONS; BRAIN REGIONS; EMOTION MODELS; NETWORK-BASED; NEURAL CORRELATE; NEURAL SIGNATURES; ONE-TO-ONE MAPPINGS;

BRAIN MAPPING;

AMBIVALENCE; ANGER; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FEAR; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 84865285767     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2012.07.006     Document Type: Review

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