Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1952 · 38 citations · 1 references
Life SciencesNeurosciencePhysiologyAffective NeuroscienceNeurophysiologyPsychophysiologyEmotion PerceptionEmotion ProcessingSomatosensory NeuroscienceSomatosensory PhysiologySomatosensory SystemsAffective Bodily ExperienceBodily FeelingEmotional State MappingEmotionsPeriodic StructurePhysiological StatesSomatosensory Feedback
Emotions coordinate our behavior and physiological states during survival-salient events and pleasurable interactions. Even though we are often consciously aware of our current emotional state, such as anger or happiness, the mechanisms giving ...Emotions are often felt in the body, and somatosensory feedback has been proposed to trigger conscious emotional experiences. Here we reveal maps of bodily sensations associated with different emotions using a unique topographical self-report method. In ...
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