The bottom line is that over evolutionary time, those emotions that have been useful in keeping people alive, compelling them to mate and bring up offspring, and so they have been have been hammered into our brains, even if we don’t like them. And since humans are fundamentally social ani...
tears have received little serious attention from scientists. Here, we summarize recent theoretical developments and research findings. The evolutionary approach offers a solid ground for the analysis of the functions of tears. This is especially the case for infant crying, which we address in the f...
What advantages did humans have over Neanderthals if any? What everyday tasks would humans become more challenging if humans were full-time quadrupeds instead of full- time bipeds? Explain. Why would the sun need to exist first? How do humans benefit from fungi? Why ...
While the debate continues over the nature of emotions, it appears that humans may have a lower set of basic emotions like fear, joy and anger that serve the self. The other set of "higher" or "moral" emotions, like pride and embarrassment, that are specific to our interactions with ...
EmotionsSearch hypothesisSomatic marker hypothesisContextAttempts to engineer a generally intelligent artificial agent have yet to meet with success, largely due to the (intercontext) frame problem. Given that humans are able to solve this problem on a daily basis, one strategy for making progress ...
I find it fascinating that while so many men will struggle to hold back their emotions under any circumstances, these guys often have no qualms about opening up. See, you do not need to act strong when you know you’restrong. This is the problem so many men face when it comes to emot...
Emotions are a natural part of life. They help us understand what we think and feel and point us in the direction of things that need our attention. If you’re feeling more emotional than usual, know you’re not alone and that there are people and resources who can help you understand ...
While some ability to suppress copulation calls may be present in non-human primates (Le Roux et al., 2013; Townsend et al., 2008), humans have unrivaled vocal control, not to mention the complex social cognition and varied cultural traditions that add another layer of flexibility to our ...
This may not be the most exciting plot, but it shows how we as humans canregulate our emotions. Ourregulation of emotionsis not limited to stopping an outburst of anger – it means that we can manage the emotions we feel as well as how and when they are experienced and expressed. It c...
Why we feel emotions in our guts, and what microbes have to do with it: a Q&A by Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times In the dark, oxygen-free zone of our large intestines, a vast community of life is flourishing. Scientists say there are more than 100 trillion microbes living there, an...