The Cambridge Handbook of Human Affective Neuroscience (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009342940)

Human affective science has advanced rapidly over the past decades, emerging as a central topic in the study of the mind. This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative road map to the field, encompassing the most important topics and methods. It covers key issues related to basic processes including perception of, and memory for, different types of emotional information, as well as how these are influenced by individual, social and cultural factors. Methods such as functional neuroimaging are also covered. Evidence from clinical studies of brain disease such as anxiety and mood disorders shed new light on the functioning of emotion in all brains. In covering a dynamic and multifaceted field of study, this book will appeal to students and researchers in neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, biology, medicine, education, social sciences, and philosophy.

Author: Jorge Armony
ISBN-10: 1009342940
ISBN-13: 9781009342940
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2025
Pages: 658
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.97lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.38d