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Emotions of “higher” cognition1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2012

Leonid Perlovsky
Leonid Perlovsky
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA 02129; and the Air Force Research Laboratory WPAFB, OH 45433. leonid@seas.harvard.eduhttp://leonid-perlovsky.com/
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Abstract

The target article by Lindquist et al. considers discrete emotions. This commentary argues that these are but a minor part of human emotional abilities, unifying us with animals. Uniquely human emotions are aesthetic emotions related to the need for the knowledge of “high” cognition, including emotions of the beautiful, cognitive dissonances, and musical emotions. This commentary touches on their cognitive functions and origins.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 157 - 158
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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