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The Anxious Brain: Episode 8, Charlie Rose Brain Series 1
The Anxious Brain: Episode 8 of Charlie Rose Brain Series 1. Leading experts discuss emotions (fear, anxiety and aggression), feelings and anxiety disorders. Topics covered: - Fight or Flight response (first unconsciously processed than becomes consciously aware in the Insula Cortex.) - Emotions (external, observable states) - Emotional responses: neural firing (control muscles, heart rate, etc.) and endocrine secretions (cortisol, etc...) - Genes control the expression and intensity of emotions - Feelings - subjective feel of emotions - Behavioral conditioning (Pavlov #39;s dogs) - Nature (genetics) / Nurture (environment) role in anxiety disorders. Nature and Nurture aspect of anxiety disorders are usually a combination of both and not exclusively one. - Exposure therapy - Emotions affect decision-making - Male neural aggressive circuitry is more dense than female neural aggressive circuitry. Brain regions discussed: - Amygdala - Hypothalamus - Insula Cortex = is where emotions become consciously aware and produce the feelings associated with the emotions. - Ventral Prefrontal Cortex = triggers moral emotions (compassion, shame, embarrassment, etc..) - Dorsal Prefrontal Cortex = modulates emotions with personal will (conscious control) that can override emotion response. - Thalamus = bridges automatic emotional responses with conscious feeling responses Comments: 1. I found it very interesting that aggressive emotions was portrayed as #39;negative emotions #39;. In an age where ...From:marc niolaViews:6 0ratingsTime:55:13More inEducation

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