The Autonomic Nervous System and Sociality
On January 31, 2011,
in Social Neuroscience,
by Morten
Our capability for affective awareness and emotional expression is influenced by the evolutionary state of our brain, autonomic nervous system, and pathways through which they communicate. These capabilities are key to social communication with other humans. Of course, the systems underlying our sociality are tightly interwoven with neural circuits involved in survival, such as homeostatic, [...]