This is what warm fuzzy feeling you experience when you're happy looks like. A fascinating map shows the human body's ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers conducted multiple experiments comprising guided stimuli and a novel topographical self-reported computer-based method named "embody" to ...

Hot colors represent engagement of a body area. Cool colors represent disengagement of a body area. We all know colloquial sayings that link body areas and physical sensations to specific emotions.

A new study is among the first of its kind to separate activity relating to emotion generation from emotion regulation in the human brain. The findings provide new insights that could help inform ...

“A theory of consciousness that cannot account for emotions is hardly a theory of consciousness.”—Joseph LeDoux 1 This is Part 4 of a four-part series on What Actually Are Emotions? Antonio Damasio’s ...

Ever want to scream during a particularly bad day, but then manage not to? Thank the human brain and how it regulates emotions, which can be critical for navigating everyday life. As we perceive ...