Domain interplay in mice and men: New possibilities for the “natural kinds” theory of emotion

The recent challenge to the long-held assumption that emotions are natural kinds (i.e., discreet naturally-distinguishable phenomena) has raised the necessity for a closer look into the nature of affective research. If emotions are not natural kinds, there will be widespread consequences for the the...

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Published in:New ideas in psychology 2011, Vol.29 (1), p.49-56
Main Authors: Warnick, Jason E., LaPorte, Justin L., Kalueff, Allan V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal model
Animals
Behavioral phenotype
Domain interplay
Emotion
Emotions
Graves
Men
Natural kind
Necessity
Neurosciences
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Summary:The recent challenge to the long-held assumption that emotions are natural kinds (i.e., discreet naturally-distinguishable phenomena) has raised the necessity for a closer look into the nature of affective research. If emotions are not natural kinds, there will be widespread consequences for the theoretical foundations of behavioral neuroscience and grave implications for the validity of animal models of emotion and affective disorders. This paper presents the evidence against the hypothesis of emotions as natural kinds, and offers the “domain-interplay” concept as a novel and effective experimental method for establishing the theoretical rationale of non-human animal research in the neurosciences.
ISSN:0732-118X
1873-3522
DOI:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2010.01.001