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How emotions are shaped by bodily states

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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:40 authored by Hugo CritchleyHugo Critchley, Yoko Nagai
The state of the body is central to guiding motivational behaviours. Here we discuss how afferent information from face and viscera influence the processing and communication of emotional states. We highlight (a) the fine-grained impact that facial muscular and patterned visceral responses exert on emotional appraisal and communicative signals; (b) short-term changes in visceral state that bias brain responses to emotive stimuli; (c) the commonality of brain pathways and substrates mediating short- and long-term bodily effects on emotional processes; (d) how topographically distinct representations of different bodily states are coupled to reported feelings associated with subtypes of disgust; and (e) how pupil signals contribute to affective exchange. Integrating these observations enriches our understanding of emotional processes and psychopathology.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Emotion Review

ISSN

1754-0739

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

2

Volume

4

Page range

163-168

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  • Clinical and Experimental Medicine Publications

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Author Keywords: autonomic; body; emotion; feelings; interoception; viscera

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-04-10

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