https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i research investigation en-us 2018-05-04 00:56:41 UTC 2025-11-04 14:27:14 UTC hello@padlet.com dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257881653 The question that I have chosen to research is "what happens in the brain when we feel different emotions?". It is predicted that with modern technology and thorough research, we will gain an understanding of what happens in the brain when we feel different emotions and how emotions look like in the brain. ]]> 2018-05-04 00:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257881653 dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257882056 A series of studies have been conducted to help us understand the research question - "what happens in the brain when we feel different emotions?" The targeted audience is to individuals interested in the discussion of cognition and how/why humans feel different emotions. The first study titled "decoding spontaneous emotional states in the human brain", uses technology to observe peaks and dips of emotions passing through the brain; whereas, in another article provided by Cornell University, researches analysed participants ratings of their personal experiences along with their brain activation patterns. ]]> 2018-05-04 01:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257882056 dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257884401 A study titled "Decoding Spontaneous Emotional States in the Human Brain" aims to determine what emotions look like in the brain when we feel different emotions. The procedure of their experiment undertaken by Duke University's Neuroscience Program, was to ask their participants to rest their minds whilst inside a scanner. they used biomarkers to observe a number of dominant emotions ragging from positive to negative. According to the study, they found that a majority of participants felt fear in the beginning, seconds before transitioning into another emotion. Neural states occurred most often whereas feelings of sadness, fear and anger occurred less often with contentment being the least observed. In relation to the research question, it was concluded that when people let their minds wander, certain affective states can creep in, and according to Kelvin LaBar (study co-author), "it's a time when we can ruminate on prior stressors or we can get anxious about future events". 

]]> 2018-05-04 01:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257884401 dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257886414 A study provided by Cornell University, aims to provide insight into how the brain represents our innermost feelings. The procedure included researchers presenting participants with a series of pictures and tastes during functional neuro-imaging, followed up by analysing participants ratings of their personal experiences alongside their brain activation patterns. After extensive research, Anderson's team found that the brain contains an emotion code common across distinct experiences of pleasure or displeasure. Anderson concluded their research and study by stating that "despite how personal our feelings feel, the evidence suggest our brains use a standard code to speak the same emotional language". 
In other words, the research can be concluded by the statement that cognitively, humans experience life as seen through our senses, each processed in different areas of our brain. From this, independent codes determine the emotion felt when experiencing each sense. ]]> 2018-05-04 01:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257886414 dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257888013 Duke University's evidence supports the theory that when people let their minds wander, certain affective states can creep in. This is effectively shown through the study that they have undertaken where there is photographic evidence, therefore there are no limitations of evidence. 
Cornell University's team has provided evidence which suggests that our senses are processed in different areas of our brain where independent codes can determine the emotion that is felt when experiencing each sense. Some possible limitations are that the evidence can be hard to understand and there could be more photographic evidence to support the study. 
Furthermore, both experiments can be seen as dehumanising the human experience as emotions are what makes humans unique, and the use of technology can be seen as invasive. ]]> 2018-05-04 01:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257888013 dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257890143 The hypothesis was supported to an extent, as more research needs to be conducted to fully understand what happens in the brain when we feel different emotions. In relation to the research question, Duke University's evidence has provided insight to the question as it has suggested when we feel different emotions, peaks and dips of emotions passing through the brain can be observed. On the other hand, Cornell University's evidence suggests when we feel different emotions, independent codes determine the emotion felt when experiencing each sense.

The conclusion I have drawn is relevant to everyone in society as a whole because everyone experiences emotions and it is worthwhile to understand what is happening in the brain when we feel different emotions. According to Labar, being able to identify specific associations of emotions with specific mental disorders could be most beneficial when tracking treatment. Cornell University's study findings benefits society by including information that would help us understand how the brain represents our innermost feelings.

]]> 2018-05-04 01:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257890143 dab00031 https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257891499 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140709135836.htm
Junichi Chikazoe, Daniel H Lee, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, Adam K Anderson (July 9, 2014). Materials provided by Cornell University. Original written by Melissa Osgood.
http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2000106
Philip A. Kragel, Anncehn R. Knodt, Ahmad R. Hariri, Kelvin S. LaBar (September 14 2016) "Decoding Spontaneous Emotional States in the Human Brain".]]> 2018-05-04 02:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dab00031/41yb8wiz138i/wish/257891499