The Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Emotion • Thalamus • Primary and Association Cortices • The Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) - Processes higher order emotions that require recall, reason, and decision making (e.g., embarrassment) + Integrates sensory information from the viscera in response to the inciting environmental object or event with information from the amygdala • Hvpothalamus - major output of the limbic system • Hippocampus - key for memory consolidation and retrieval • Motor Endocrine and Visceral systems • Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) -> The ANS automatically and unconsciously responds to the emotional stimulus (e.g., Incr HR, blushing) #Emotions #Neuroanatomy #pathophysiology #psychiatry #limbicsystem
