The question of the self has intrigued philosophers and psychologists for a long time. More
recently, distinct concepts of self have also been suggested in neuroscience. However, the …

In this article, I introduce an emotion paradox: People believe that they know an emotion
when they see it, and as a consequence assume that emotions are discrete events that can …

Laypeople and scientists alike believe that they know anger, or sadness, or fear, when they
see it. These emotions and a few others are presumed to have specific causal mechanisms …

The emerging picture of taste coding at the periphery is one of elegant simplicity. Contrary to
what was generally believed, it is now clear that distinct cell types expressing unique …

This book is a comprehensive development and defense of one of the guiding assumptions
of evolutionary psychology: that the human mind is composed of a large number of semi …

Sensory, physiological and psychological mechanisms are reviewed that underlie emotional
influences on food choice. Both moods and emotions are considered. Eating a meal will …

The somatic marker hypothesis (SMH;[Damasio, AR, Tranel, D., Damasio, H., 1991. Somatic
markers and the guidance of behaviour: theory and preliminary testing. In Levin, HS …

This book is intended for anyone with an interest in emotions, to show how far
conceptualization and research have progressed toward understanding. The book, and we …

The goal of psychology is to discover the scientifically viable constructs or categories that
will characterize what is variant and invariant in the working of the human mind. In this …

In this review of the last 5 years' developments in research into depression we focus on
recent advances and current controversies. We cover epidemiology and basic science as …