The brain may organize emotions like locations on a map, revealing a hidden system that helps people interpret changing feelings.

It is well established in psychology that humans conceptualize emotions by features known as valence (the degree of pleasantness or unpleasantness) and arousal (the intensity of bodily reactions, such ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

This is Part 3 of a four-part series on: What Actually Are Emotions? “Emotions are not what we think they are. They are not universally expressed and recognized. They are not hardwired brain reactions ...

Get cut off in rush-hour traffic and you may feel angry for the whole trip, or even snap at a noisy child in the back seat. Get an unexpected smile from that same kid and you may feel like rush hour — ...

A new study shows macaque species with more tolerant social systems have larger brain regions linked to emotions and social signals.

Can smartphones or smartwatches help detect early signs of neurological or mental illness? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) monitored a group of participants wearing connected devices, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE ...