What factors affect emotion?
evolution of emotion
innate vs. learned
learned by environment vs. upbringing
primates/animal communication
6 primitive emotions
anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise
how humans develop past those 6 emotions
association/grouping emotions together to get complex emotions
muscle movement-eyebrows
back to evolution: evolution of facial structure based on bigger minds and more complex emotions
drugs
enhancement/alteration of emotion
difference in reality and perception
neurotransmission of emotions
memory
what part of the brain produces emotions
limbic system, which is located in the temporal lobe
how the brain affects the way facial muscles work
hormones
link back to primates and evolution
link back to innate vs learned
link back to memory
main hormones that affect human emotion
Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Norepinephrine and Epinephrine, Serotonin, GABA, Dopamine, Acetylcholine, and Oxytocin.
limbic system in temporal lobe is responsible for keeping store of memory in the brain
human actions that increases levels of these hormones
link back to how this affects the brain and the part of the brain that controls emotion