TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Emotion A1 - Kandel, Eric R. A1 - Koester, John D. A1 - Mack, Sarah H. A1 - Siegelbaum, Steven A. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Principles of Neural Science, 6e AB - ELATION, COMPASSION, SADNESS, FEAR, and anger are commonly considered examples of emotions. These states have an enormous impact on our behavior and well-being. But what exactly is an emotion? Distinguishing different emotion states is difficult and requires an account of the environmentally or internally generated challenge an organism faces as well as its physiological responses. For example, before we can conclude that a rat is in a state of fear, we need to know that the rat is evaluating a specific threatening stimulus (a predator in its environment) and is mounting an adaptive response, such as high arousal and freezing. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/13 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180644657 ER -