Cognitive Neuroscience of Emotion Cognitive ….ppt

Cognitive Neuroscience of EmotionCognitive Emotional Interactions: Listen to the Brain Group 4 Alicia Iafonaro Anthony Correa Baoyu Wang Isaac Del Rio What is fear and how is the Amygdala involved? An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. The amygdala plays a critical role in linking external stimuli to defense responses. Influence the Basal forebrain cholinergic system, brainstem cholinergic system and the locus cerouleus noradrenergic system (which supplies norepinephrine throughout the central nervous system). Cont. Fear and Amygdala Recent fMRI studies in humans have found that the human amygdala shows activity changes during conditioning (LaBaret al., 1998; Morris, 1998) and these correlate with activity in the thalamus. Contextual fear conditioning and requires both the amygdala and hippocampus. Influence the Basal forebrain cholinergic system, brainstem cholinergic system and the locus cerouleus noradrenergic system (which supplies norepinephrine throughout the central nervous system). Fear and Perception AttentionAmygdala and Sensory Cortex The amygdala receives input from cortical sensory processing regions of each sensory modality. The Amygdala is activated by a sensory event from the thalamus or cortex determine if immediate stimuli poses a threat to well being. Orchestrate behavioral response, associated autonomic and endocrine reactions that increase the likelihood of surviving the danger. Situated Emotion Function of hippocampus It is important in forming new memories and connecting emotions and senses, such as smell and sound, to these memories.? Bidirectional communication between amygdala and Hippocampus: The amygdala can modulate both the encoding and the storage of hippocampal-dependent memories. The hippocampal complex, by forming episodic representations of the emotional significance and interpretation of events, can influence the amygdala response when e