Research Methods
Researchers use this technique to record the brain’s electrical signals in real time, making it especially useful for observing rapid emotional reactions, even though it cannot precisely pinpoint where the activity occurs.
What is EEG
Where are emotions processed?
What is the Central Nervous System
Which brain structure maintains homeostasis?
What is the Hippocampus
Substances produced and used by the cells of the nervous system to communicate with each other and with other cells in the body.
What are Neurochemicals
This method identifies which brain regions are involved in emotional experiences by tracking changes in blood flow, offering strong spatial detail but slower response tracking than electrical recording methods.
What is fMRI
Which Brain Structures are significant for emotional processing?
What is the Limbic System
Which brain structure has attracted the greatest interest of emotion researchers?
What is the Amygdala
Which neurotransmitters role in emotion is unclear?
What is Serotonin
What is the key limitation in neuroscience research that warns scientists not to assume a specific emotion is occurring simply because a certain brain area becomes active?
What is Reverse Inference
Who suggested the importance of the limbic system?
Who is Paul MacLean
The nucleus accumbens is called the _____ center of the brain.
What is Reward
What neurotransmitter is thought to be connected to schizophrenia?
What is dopamine?
In laboratory studies of the amygdala, what process teaches participants to associate a neutral stimulus with something unpleasant so researchers can understand how fear is learned and stored?
What is Fear Conditioning
Research to identify links between emotions and _____ is important for developing psychiatric drugs.
What are neurotransmitters/synaptic receptors
The hippocampus is a brain area important for storing vivid _____ of personal experience.
What is Memories
What is known as the love hormone?
What is Oxytocin