The archaeology of mind : neuroevolutionary origins of human emotions

Panksepp, Jaak

The archaeology of mind : neuroevolutionary origins of human emotions by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven - New York : W. W. Norton, ©2012 - 347 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - The Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Ancestral passions 2. The evolution of affective consciousness : studying emotional feelings in other animals 3. The seeking system : brain sources of eager anticipation, desire, euphoria, and the quest for everything 4. The ancestral sources of RAGE 5. The ancestral roots of FEAR 6. Beyond instincts : learning and the affective foundations of memory 7. Lustful passions of the mind : from reproductive urges to romantic love 8. Nurturing love : the care system 9. Born to cry : the panic/grief system and the genesis of life-sustaining social bonds 10. Playful dreamlike circuits of the brain : the ancestral sources of social joy and laughter 11. Toward a neurobiology of the soul : the core-self and the genesis of primary-process feelings 12. Brain emotional systems and affective qualities of mental life : from animal affects to human psychotherapeutics 13. Philosophical reflections and complaints : can we go from mice to men and back again?

Jaak Panskepp's lifework has revealed that all mammalian brains are composed of seven common emotional systems - seeking, lust, rage, fear, care, grief and play. This book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the way in which these common systems guide emotional life in all mammals, including humans.

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Emotions
Emotions and cognition
Memory

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