The Affective Core of Emotion: Linking Pleasure, Subjective Well-Being, and Optimal Metastability in the Brain

Kringelbach, Morten L.; Berridge, Kent C.

doi:10.1177/1754073916684558

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“…What has emerged from the cross-sectional studies of the parental brain is the engagement of brain networks known to play roles in emotion, pleasure, social interactions, mentalization, and embodied simulation [57, 62, 63]. Important hubs in these emotional networks include the orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, anterior insula, amygdala, and supplementary motor area [64].…”

Section: Facilitation Of Parental Capacities For Caregivingmentioning

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On Cuteness: Unlocking the Parental Brain and Beyond

Kringelbach

Stark

Alexander

et al. 2016

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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Cuteness in offspring is a potent protective mechanism that ensures survival for otherwise completely dependent infants. Previous research has linked cuteness to early ethological ideas of a “kindchenschema” (infant schema) where infant facial features serve as “innate releasing mechanisms” for instinctual caregiving behaviours. We propose extending the concept of cuteness beyond visual features to include positive infant sounds and smells. Evidence from behavioural and neuroimaging studies links this extended concept of cuteness to simple “instinctual” behaviours and to caregiving, protection and complex emotions. We review how cuteness supports key parental capacities by igniting fast privileged neural activity followed by slower processing in large brain networks also involved in play, empathy, and perhaps even higher-order moral emotions.

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Section: Facilitation Of Parental Capacities For Caregivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

On Cuteness: Unlocking the Parental Brain and Beyond

Kringelbach

Stark

Alexander

et al. 2016

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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“…Therefore, disillusionment could be linked to signs that a partner may not provide needed resources for the raising of offspring or even signs that the partner may present a danger to physical safety. Because the literature documents instances of the same brain area being linked to both strong positive and strong negative emotions, the amygdala (Aamodt & Wang, 2008) and insula (Chua et al, 2009;Kringelbach & Berridge, 2017) have been linked to positive marital states (Acevedo et al, 2012a(Acevedo et al, , 2012b and may also pertain to the negative romantic relationship states we are investigating in our study.…”

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in response to prompts of romantically disillusioning events

Niehuis

Reifman

Al-Khalil

et al. 2019

Personal Relationships

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To differentiate romantic disillusionment from similar constructs of dissatisfaction and regret, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data obtained when romantically involved individuals (N = 39) were reminded of relationship events representing these emotions were analyzed. Whole‐brain activations suggested disillusionment‐linked processes not observed for dissatisfaction or regret. Compared to dissatisfying events, disillusioning ones showed greater activity in regions pertaining to evaluation, reflection, and reconciling conflicting information (e.g., anterior cingulate cortex). No regions showed significantly more activation for dissatisfying than disillusioning events. Compared to regret‐inducing events, disillusioning events showed greater activation in areas thought pertinent to detail processing and decision making (occipital fusiform and lingual gyrus). Regret‐inducing events activated regions suggesting the planning and thoughts of how one could have acted differently (e.g., prefrontal cortex).

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“…Brain networks related to mind-wandering and mindfulness, have also been found to be involved in subjective well-being, further corroborating the present results. Kringelbach and Berridge (2017) demonstrated that the pleasure system is included in the default mode network. This suggests that brain areas related to self-processing are also related to subjective well-being, which is consistent with our finding of the moderated positive relations between daydreaming and subjective well-being.…”

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Relation Between Daydreaming and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Otaku Contents and Mindfulness

Sugiura

2019

J Happiness Stud

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The relationship between daydreaming and well-being were examined with mindfulness and consumption of Otaku contents (animations and games) as potential moderators. Recent theory suggests that both the context and contents of daydreaming matter in determining the beneficial effects of daydreaming. Mindfulness is a candidate for the former, whereas Otaku contents represent one for the latter. Metacognitive awareness and intentionality of daydreaming, and accepting relationship with the same, may facilitate such beneficial effects. As Otaku consumers obsessively engage in the imaginative contents, they will be adept at enjoying daydreaming of favorite contents. In Study 1, a survey of a large adult sample (n = 800), hierarchical regression analysis was employed to predict wellbeing from the three-way interaction of daydreaming × mindfulness × Otaku consumption. Significant three-way interactions emerged, predicting both life satisfaction and psychological well-being. Those high on either the non-judging facet of mindfulness or Otaku consumption showed a positive relationship between daydreaming and life satisfaction. Those low on both non-judging mindfulness and Otaku consumption showed a negative relationship between daydreaming and psychological well-being. In Study 2 (n = 104), priming of Otaku contents was employed in lieu of individual differences in Otaku consumption. Without Otaku priming, higher mindfulness revealed a positive relationship between daydreaming and life satisfaction. In addition, Otaku priming with short stimulus viewing time showed a positive relationship between daydreaming and subjective well-being (life satisfaction/positive mood). The results suggested that both contents and context of daydreaming affect well-being.

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The Affective Core of Emotion: Linking Pleasure, Subjective Well-Being, and Optimal Metastability in the Brain

Cited by 142 publications

References 89 publications

On Cuteness: Unlocking the Parental Brain and Beyond

On Cuteness: Unlocking the Parental Brain and Beyond

Functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in response to prompts of romantically disillusioning events

Relation Between Daydreaming and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Otaku Contents and Mindfulness

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