The orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala are involved in emotion and in motivation, but the
relationship between these functions performed by these brain structures is not clear. To …

The orbitofrontal cortex in primates including humans is the key brain area in emotion, and
in the representation of reward value and in non-reward, that is not obtaining an expected …

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …

Emotion is often understood in terms of a circumscribed set of cortical and subcortical brain
regions. I propose, instead, that emotion should be understood in terms of large-scale …

Neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and
autism spectrum disorder, although most commonly considered in childhood, can be lifelong …

Assessments have been made of 153 classrooms in 27 schools in order to identify the
impact of the physical classroom features on the academic progress of the 3766 pupils who …

Contemporary animal welfare thinking is increasingly emphasising the promotion of positive
states. There is a need for existing assessment frameworks to accommodate this shift in …

Objective Research and clinical interest in irritability have been on the rise in recent years.
Yet several questions remain about the status of irritability in psychiatry, including whether …

Simple Summary The Five Domains Model is a focusing device to facilitate systematic,
structured, comprehensive and coherent assessment of animal welfare; it is not a definition …

I propose a reconceptualization of key phenomena important in the study of emotion—those
phenomena that reflect functions and circuits related to survival, and that are shared by …