Emotions are related to mood, personality and motivation, and they cause measurable physiological and psychological changes. The study of emotions and feelings is important because they are at the ...

Dogs feel a range of basic emotions—like joy, fear, anger, and attachment—and science is uncovering just how they express them. While they can read our moods with surprising accuracy, humans often ...

The mental health of our society is far from ideal. Rates of stress, depression, and anxiety are increasing. The data on college students is especially troubling. There are likely many reasons for ...

“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 ...