Understanding Emotions

Emotionsshapeallaspectsofourthinkingandbehavior,particularlywhenwecommunicatewithothers.Howdoesourbrainrespondtoemotionsconveyedbypicturemedia,humanfaces,voices,andwrittenlanguage?Howdoweintegratethisinformationinsocialinteraction?Whatgoeswronginthebrainsofpeoplesufferingfromemotionaldisorders?Thisbookreviewsmodernneuroscientificandpsychologicalresearchprovidinganswerstothesequestions.Inthisvolume,leadingresearchersgivecomprehensiveoverviewsofthecurrentknowledgeondifferentaspectsofemotionalperceptionandtheunderlyingbrainmechanismsandhighlightoutstandingresearchquestionsforthefuture.Thisbookprovidesessentialinformationforotherresearchersinthefieldsofaffectiveandcognitiveneuroscienceaswellasforadvancedstudents.