Den nuværende opfattelse af hjernens organisation antyder, at der er en betydelig grad af funktionel specialisering, hvor områder opfattes som enten ‘affektive’ eller ‘kognitive’. Denne opfattelse er problematisk, da komplekse kognitive og emotionelle adfærd er baseret på dynamiske netværk af hjerneregioner. Centrale områder, kaldet hubber, er afgørende for at regulere informationsstrømmen mellem disse regioner.
Titel på undersøgelse:
On the Relationship Between Emotion and Cognition
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
The current view of brain organization supports the notion that there is a considerable degree of functional specialization and that many regions can be conceptualized as either ‘affective’ or ‘cognitive’. Popular examples are the amygdala in the domain of emotion and the lateral prefrontal cortex in the case of cognition. This prevalent view is problematic for a number of reasons. Here, I will argue that complex cognitive–emotional behaviours have their basis in dynamic coalitions of networks of brain areas, none of which should be conceptualized as specifically affective or cognitive. Central to cognitive–emotional interactions are brain areas with a high degree of connectivity, called hubs, which are critical for regulating the flow and integration of information between regions.