The Feeling Brain: The Biology and Psychology of Emotions

by Elizabeth Johnston, Leah Olson, Leah Olson PhD

Book Overview

After years of neglect by both mainstream biology and psychology, the study of emotions has emerged as a central topic of scientific inquiry in the vibrant new discipline of affective neuroscience. Elizabeth Johnston and Leah Olson trace how work in this rapidly expanding field speaks to fundamental questions about the nature of emotion: What is the function of emotions? What is the role of the body in emotions? What are "feelings," and how do they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393706656
• ISBN13: 9780393706659
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"