Emotion and Decision-making Explained
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 31 October 2013
- ISBN 9780199659890
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages704 pages
- Size 254x176x42 mm
- Weight 1612 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
What produces emotions? Why do we have emotions? How do we have emotions? Why do emotional states feel like something? What is the relation between emotion, and reward value, and subjective feelings of pleasure?
These are just some of the question considered in this book, written by a leading neuroscientist in this field.
Long description:
What produces emotions? Why do we have emotions? How do we have emotions? Why do
emotional states feel like something? What is the relation between emotion, and reward value, and subjective feelings of pleasure? How is the value of a good represented in the brain? Will neuroeconomics replace classical microeconomics? How does the brain implement decision-making? Are gene-defined rewards and emotions in the interests of the genes, and does rational multistep planning enable us to go beyond selfish genes to long-term plans and social contracts in the interests of the individual? This book seeks explanations of emotion and decision-making by considering these questions. The topics covered include:
The nature of emotion, and a theory of emotion
The functions of emotion, including a Darwinian theory of the adaptive value of emotion, which helps to illuminate many aspects of brain design and behaviour
The brain mechanisms of emotion
Affective states and motivated behaviour: hunger and sexual behaviour
The pharmacology of emotion, and brain mechanisms for action
Neuroeconomics, and the foundation of economic value
Decision-making
Emotional feelings, and consciousness
Neural networks involved in emotion
The book will be valuable for those in the fields of neuroscience and neurology, psychology, psychiatry, and philosophy
One would struggle to find another single volume that covered so much of relevance in this field with writing so clear and tutorial, doubtless honed by several generations of teaching undergraduates at Oxford University.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Issues
The Nature of Emotion
The Functions of Emotion: Reward, punishment, and emotion in brain design
The Brain Mechanisms Underlying Emotion
Food Reward Value, Pleasure, Hunger, and Appetite
Pharmacology of Emotion, Reward, and Addiction: The basal ganglia
Sexual Behaviour, Reward, and Brain Function: Sexual selection of behaviour
Decision-Making Mechanisms
Neuroeconomics and Decision-Making
Emotional Feelings and Consciousness: A theory of consciousness
Conclusions and Broader Issues
Neural Networks and Emotion-Related Learning
Decision-Making Models
Glossary
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