General Studies · Theories of Emotion
In the context of the central theory of emotion (Cannon-Bard theory), how does the brain process the emotional significance of environmental stressors?
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- 1Higher-level cognitive appraisal in the prefrontal cortex completely precedes subcortical activation.
- 2Motor feedback from facial musculature must reach the somatosensory cortex first.
- 3Sensory information relayed to the cerebral cortex by the thalamus simultaneously creates the emotional experience.✓
- 4Emotions are produced exclusively by processing feedback from peripheral bodily changes.
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Sensory information relayed to the cerebral cortex by the thalamus simultaneously creates the emotional experience.
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