The Emotional Brain: An Introduction to Affective Neuroscience With Brian Knutson, Ph.D.

Description Emotions color our everyday individual existence and shape all aspects of our interpersonal and intellectual experiences. In this film, animations and fMRI images introduce students to what we now know about the sub-cortical emotional circuits in the brain and chemical processes that produce our emotional responses and contribute to our decision making and mental health. Live action sequences, both in laboratory and real life situations, illustrate Dr. Knutson's research on risk taking and provide intriguing examples of the factors involved in the interplay of affect and reason in making choices Preview . Learning Guide   Learning Guide in Microsoft Word     Discussion Topics   Discussion Topics in Microsoft Word     Reviews "The Emotional Brain provides an engaging introduction to some of the most exciting questions in modern neuroscience: How does our brain generate the complex, subjective feelings and physiological states that make up our emotional lives? The film is