A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience provides evidence that the human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends, specifically within ...

Meaningfulness is key factor in determining how strongly our affect is attached to our goals. People are willing to withstand ...

Affective neuroscience provides a unique framework to understand the fundamental emotional processes that govern human behaviour and personality. Rooted in evolutionary theory, this field elucidates ...

A planning committee organized an open, two-day workshop on November 18-19, 2019 to identify: 1) gaps in our understanding of age-related changes in social and emotional processes and 2) opportunities ...

All bodily feelings reflect a sixth sense we have called interoception. Explore its interesting idiosyncrasies and the role ...

Faul, L. & Kensinger , E.A. (accepted). Emotional memory. Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. Garcia, S.M. & Kensinger, E.A ...

One of the most remarkable discoveries of modern neuroscience is that the adult brain is capable of producing new neurons in various mammalian species, including humans. For more than 30 years, ...