The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions

by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven

Book Overview

What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioral and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience approach--which takes into consideration basic mental processes, brain functions, and emotional behaviors that all mammals share--to locate the neural mechanisms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393705315
• ISBN13: 9780393705317
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"