Experiments
The Conditioned Emotional Response in Rats (Amygdala Fear) – Joseph LeDoux
A comprehensive academic analysis of Joseph LeDoux's seminal research on Pavlovian fear conditioning, amygdala microcircuitry,...
Affective Neuroscience
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Experiments
The Positivity Offset Experiment – John Cacioppo
A comprehensive academic analysis of John Cacioppo's Positivity Offset Experiment, the Evaluative Space Model, and...
Experiments
The Infant Temperament Reactivity Experiment (High vs. Low Reactive) – Jerome Kagan
A comprehensive academic analysis of Jerome Kagan's landmark infant reactivity experiment, exploring high vs. low...
Theories
Frustration-Attraction Hypothesis – Helen Fisher
An academic examination of Helen Fisher's frustration-attraction hypothesis, exploring neurobiology, dopamine escalation, evolutionary drives, and...
Experiments
The Appraisal Theory of Emotion Experiments (Subincision Film) – Richard Lazarus
A comprehensive analysis of Richard Lazarus's cognitive appraisal theory and his seminal 1960s emotion experiments...
Experiments
The Botox and Emotion Studies – David Havas
A comprehensive academic analysis of David Havas's groundbreaking studies examining how botulinum toxin-induced facial paralysis...
Experiments
The Facial Feedback Hypothesis in Depression (Botox Studies) – Eric Finzi and Norman Rosenthal
A comprehensive academic analysis of the facial feedback hypothesis in depression, examining clinical trials and...
Experiments
The Sham Rage Experiment – Walter Cannon and Philip Bard
A detailed academic examination of the Cannon-Bard sham rage experiment, uncovering the subcortical substrates of...
Theories
Mood-Congruent Memory Hypothesis – Gordon H. Bower
A comprehensive academic examination of Gordon H. Bower's Mood-Congruent Memory Hypothesis, its network theories, empirical...
Theories
Affective Neuroscience Emotional Systems (SEEKING, FEAR, RAGE, CARE, PANIC, PLAY, LUST) – Jaak Panksepp
A rigorous academic examination of Jaak Panksepp's seven primary-process emotional systems within subcortical mammalian affective...
Theories
Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression – Lee Anna Clark & David Watson
A comprehensive academic analysis of Clark and Watson's Tripartite Model, addressing the psychometric structure of...
Theories
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) Evolutionary Model – Paul Gilbert
A comprehensive academic analysis of Paul Gilbert's Evolutionary Model in Compassion-Focused Therapy, examining affect regulation,...