Central and autonomic nervous system integration in emotion

Emotions involve physiological responses that are regulated by the brain. The present paper reviews the empirical literature on central nervous system (CNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) concomitants of emotional states, with a focus on studies that simultaneously assessed CNS and ANS activity....

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Published in:Brain and cognition 2003-06, Vol.52 (1), p.79-87
Main Authors: Hagemann, Dirk, Waldstein, Shari R., Thayer, Julian F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect - physiology
Autonomic nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System - physiology
Brain - physiology
Central nervous system
Central Nervous System - physiology
Dynamical models
Electroencephalography
Emotion
Evoked Potentials - physiology
Functional Laterality - physiology
Heart Rate - physiology
Hemispheric lateralization
Humans
Inhibitory control
Neural Inhibition - physiology
Visual Fields - physiology
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Summary:Emotions involve physiological responses that are regulated by the brain. The present paper reviews the empirical literature on central nervous system (CNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) concomitants of emotional states, with a focus on studies that simultaneously assessed CNS and ANS activity. The reviewed data support two primary conclusions: (1) numerous cortical and subcortical regions show co-occurring activity with ANS responses in emotion, and (2) there may be reversed asymmetries on cortical and subcortical levels with respect to CNS/ANS interrelations. These observations are interpreted in terms of a model of neurovisceral integration in emotion, and directions for future research are presented.
ISSN:0278-2626
1090-2147
DOI:10.1016/S0278-2626(03)00011-3