Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Emotion and Motivation
    1. Theories of Emotion
      1. James-Lange Theory
        1. Peripheral Feedback
          1. Bodily Changes
          2. Cannon-Bard Theory
            1. Central Processing
              1. Simultaneous Responses
              2. Schachter-Singer Theory
                1. Cognitive Appraisal
                  1. Two-Factor Model
                  2. Contemporary Theories
                    1. Basic Emotions
                      1. Dimensional Models
                        1. Constructionist Approaches
                      2. Neural Circuits of Emotion
                        1. Amygdala
                          1. Amygdala Nuclei
                            1. Fear Conditioning
                              1. Threat Detection
                                1. Emotional Memory
                                2. Prefrontal Cortex
                                  1. Orbitofrontal Cortex
                                    1. Anterior Cingulate Cortex
                                      1. Emotion Regulation
                                      2. Hypothalamus
                                        1. Emotional Expression
                                          1. Autonomic Responses
                                            1. Hormonal Responses
                                            2. Limbic System
                                              1. Hippocampus
                                                1. Cingulate Cortex
                                                  1. Septal Nuclei
                                                2. Fear and Anxiety
                                                  1. Fear Conditioning
                                                    1. Classical Conditioning
                                                      1. Extinction Learning
                                                        1. Fear Memory
                                                        2. Anxiety Disorders
                                                          1. Generalized Anxiety
                                                            1. Panic Disorder
                                                              1. Phobias
                                                                1. PTSD
                                                                2. Neural Mechanisms
                                                                  1. Amygdala Circuits
                                                                    1. Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis
                                                                      1. Periaqueductal Gray
                                                                      2. Stress Response
                                                                        1. HPA Axis
                                                                          1. Sympathetic Activation
                                                                            1. Behavioral Responses
                                                                          2. Reward and Motivation
                                                                            1. Reward Systems
                                                                              1. Mesolimbic Dopamine System
                                                                                1. Ventral Tegmental Area
                                                                                  1. Nucleus Accumbens
                                                                                  2. Dopamine and Reward
                                                                                    1. Reward Prediction Error
                                                                                      1. Incentive Salience
                                                                                        1. Wanting vs Liking
                                                                                        2. Motivational States
                                                                                          1. Drive Reduction
                                                                                            1. Incentive Motivation
                                                                                              1. Goal-Directed Behavior
                                                                                              2. Addiction Mechanisms
                                                                                                1. Drug Reward
                                                                                                  1. Tolerance and Sensitization
                                                                                                    1. Withdrawal and Craving
                                                                                                  2. Aggression
                                                                                                    1. Types of Aggression
                                                                                                      1. Defensive Aggression
                                                                                                        1. Predatory Aggression
                                                                                                          1. Social Aggression
                                                                                                          2. Neural Mechanisms
                                                                                                            1. Hypothalamic Attack Area
                                                                                                              1. Periaqueductal Gray
                                                                                                                1. Amygdala
                                                                                                                2. Hormonal Influences
                                                                                                                  1. Testosterone
                                                                                                                    1. Serotonin
                                                                                                                      1. Vasopressin
                                                                                                                      2. Environmental Factors
                                                                                                                        1. Social Stress
                                                                                                                          1. Resource Competition
                                                                                                                            1. Early Experience
                                                                                                                          2. Social Emotions
                                                                                                                            1. Empathy
                                                                                                                              1. Mirror Neuron System
                                                                                                                                1. Emotional Contagion
                                                                                                                                  1. Perspective Taking
                                                                                                                                  2. Social Attachment
                                                                                                                                    1. Oxytocin and Vasopressin
                                                                                                                                      1. Bonding Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                        1. Social Recognition
                                                                                                                                        2. Moral Emotions
                                                                                                                                          1. Guilt and Shame
                                                                                                                                            1. Fairness
                                                                                                                                              1. Cooperation

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