Biological approaches to emotion

PSY 511 Spr 2024

2024-04-26

Prelude

(Pixar, 2014)

(Rlzee, 2010)

Announcements

  • Final Projects due next Thursday, May 2, by 5:00 pm.

Last time…

  • Affective disorders

What are some key features of the biology of major depressive disorder?

  • Reduced volume of peri-ventricular areas/larger cerebral ventricles
  • Altered reactivity (+/-)
  • Altered connectivity, esp between frontal cortex and rest of brain

What is the monoamine hypothesis of depression?

Why has it been abandoned?

What distinguishes bipolar disorder from depression?

Today’s topics

  • The biology of emotion
    • Fear & stress
    • Pleasure & reward
  • The Cerebral Symphony

The Cerebral Symphony

(smalin, 2011)

PSY 511 Spr 2024

Pixar. (2014, December). Inside out - official US trailer. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRUAzGQ3nSY
Rlzee. (2010, October). Immortal beloved   ode to joy scene. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qWbcosJdtU
smalin. (2011, December). Beethoven, symphony 9, 4th movement (complete) ode to joy, presto, philharmonia baroque. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljGMhDSSGFU