Understanding emotions / edited by S. Anders, G. Ende, M. Junghofer, J. Kissler and D. Wildgruber.

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Series: Progress in brain research ; v. 156.Publisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006Edition: 1st editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiii, 508 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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online resource

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9780080466064
0080466060
0444521828
9780444521828
1280707895
9781280707896

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RC455.4.E46 U53 2006eb

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WL 103

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Contents:

Attention and motivation in emotional decoding / edited by Markus Junghöfer -- Understanding emotional language content / edited by Johanna Kissler -- Understanding emotional intonation / edited by Dirk Wildgruber -- Integrating social information / edited by Silke Anders -- Understanding emotional disorders / edited by Gabriele Ende.

Summary: Emotions shape all aspects of our thinking and behavior, particularly when we communicate with others. How does our brain respond to emotions conveyed by picture media, human faces, voices, and written language? How do we integrate this information in social interaction? What goes wrong in the brains of people suffering from emotional disorders? This book reviews modern neuroscientific and psychological research providing answers to these questions. In this volume, leading researchers give comprehensive overviews of the current knowledge on different aspects of emotional perception and the und.

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Emotions shape all aspects of our thinking and behavior, particularly when we communicate with others. How does our brain respond to emotions conveyed by picture media, human faces, voices, and written language? How do we integrate this information in social interaction? What goes wrong in the brains of people suffering from emotional disorders? This book reviews modern neuroscientific and psychological research providing answers to these questions. In this volume, leading researchers give comprehensive overviews of the current knowledge on different aspects of emotional perception and the und.

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