Cognition as the tip of the emotional iceberg: A neuro-evolutionary perspective

P.A. Bos; Eddie Brummelman; David Terburg

doi:10.1017/S0140525X14000879

Cognition as the tip of the emotional iceberg: A neuro-evolutionary perspective

P.A. Bos, Eddie Brummelman, David Terburg

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We emphasize the importance of a neuroevolutionary perspective in moving beyond the cognition-emotion dichotomy. Cognitive behavior depends on cortical structures firmly rooted in the emotional brain from which they have evolved. As such, there cannot be cognition without emotion. Endocrine regulation of amygdala connectivity, a neural "switch" between impulsivity and deliberation, further underscores the phylogenetic impossibility of a cognition-emotion dichotomy.

Original language	English
Article number	e72
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	38
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X14000879
Publication status	Published - 27 Jul 2015

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