Tag Archives: emotion

Brain Emotional and Social Behavior Regulation

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

UCLA researchers have shown for the first time a comprehensive picture of cell diversity in the amygdala, a vital brain region involved in the regulation of emotions and social behavior, as well as in autism spectrum disorders, depression, and other … Continue reading →

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An unpleasant emotional state reduces working memory capacity

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

Emotional states can guide the actions and decisions we make in our everyday life through their influence on cognitive processes such as working memory (WM). We investigated the long-lasting interference that an unpleasant emotional state had on goal-relevant WM representations … Continue reading →

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Culture and the Self – Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

People in different cultures have strikingly different construals of the self, of others, and of the interdependence of the two. These construals can influence, and in many cases determine, the very nature of individual experience, including cognition, emotion, and motivation. … Continue reading →

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