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Neuroscience findings are consistent with appraisal theories of emotion; but does the brain “respect” constructionism?

ContributorsScherer, Klaus R.orcid
Published inBehavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 163-164
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Publication date2012
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I reject Lindquist et al.'s implicit claim that all emotion theories other than constructionist ones subscribe to a "brain locationist" approach. The neural mechanisms underlying relevance detection, reward, attention, conceptualization, or language use are consistent with many theories of emotion, in particular componential appraisal theories. I also question the authors' claim that the meta-analysis they report provides support for the specific assumptions of constructionist theories.

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SCHERER, Klaus R. Neuroscience findings are consistent with appraisal theories of emotion; but does the brain “respect” constructionism? In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2012, vol. 35, n° 3, p. 163–164. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001750
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