Many Components of Emotional Experience Are Specifically Localized in the Brain

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Essay

Many components of emotional experience are specifically localized in the brain. What have researchers
learned about emotion and the brain, especially in regard to:
-the key role the amygdala plays in emotion;
-the interaction between the amygdala and the cerebral cortex in "completing" the emotional picture;
-the effects of brain damage to the amygdala;
-the effects of brain damage to critical areas of the cortex dealing with emotion?

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