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There was a comment about the theory, that emotions are not represented in the body but actually happen there. And we learn to interpret the bodily state as hav

There was a comment about the theory, that emotions are not represented in the body but actually happen there. And we learn to interpret the bodily state as having an emotion. Can't find it.

roddux 8y ago
There's some really interesting literature about this topic, I only discovered it recently. I'd recommend starting with 'The Good Gut' by Justin Sonnenburg. An excerpt can be found here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-feelings-the-second-brain-in-our-gastrointestinal-systems-excerpt/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-feelings-the-...
- spython 8y ago
  Thanks, I'll look into it! I recently found the theory of Lynn Margulis interesting, that we are all holobionts, not just relying on symbiotic bacteria but critically dependent on them, for breaking down food just as well as for staying healty. In that sense, we are less individuals and more landscapes, gardens that foster life.
anon1253 8y ago
There are various theories of emotion (overview here https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapter/theories-of-emotion/ https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapt...). I think you might've been looking for the James–Lange theory? "The James–Lange theory refers to a hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions and is one of the earliest theories of emotion within modern psychology. It was developed independently by two 19th-century scholars, William James and Carl Lange. The basic premise of the theory is that physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion. Instead of feeling an emotion and subsequent physiological (bodily) response, the theory proposes that the physiological change is primary, and emotion is then experienced when the brain reacts to the information received via the body's nervous system." — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%E2%80%93Lange_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%E2%80%93Lange_theory
anbende 8y ago
This is the James-Lange theory of emotions. Enjoy!
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soult 8y ago
It may have been this article: The Evolution of Pleasure and Pain - Antonio Damasio Tells Us Why Pain Is Necessary http://nautil.us/issue/56/perspective/antonio-damasio-tells-us-why-pain-is-necessary http://nautil.us/issue/56/perspective/antonio-damasio-tells-... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16206053 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16206053
Erwin 8y ago
Not sure if that was article, but catching up with my fire hazard of paper subscriptions I recently read this article on emotion intelligence and that theory of what emotion is: http://nautil.us/issue/51/limits/emotional-intelligence-needs-a-rewrite http://nautil.us/issue/51/limits/emotional-intelligence-need...

There was a comment about the theory, that emotions are not represented in the body but actually happen there. And we learn to interpret the bodily state as having an emotion. Can't find it.

roddux 8y ago

There's some really interesting literature about this topic, I only discovered it recently. I'd recommend starting with 'The Good Gut' by Justin Sonnenburg. An excerpt can be found here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-feelings-the-second-brain-in-our-gastrointestinal-systems-excerpt/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-feelings-the-...

spython 8y ago
Thanks, I'll look into it! I recently found the theory of Lynn Margulis interesting, that we are all holobionts, not just relying on symbiotic bacteria but critically dependent on them, for breaking down food just as well as for staying healty. In that sense, we are less individuals and more landscapes, gardens that foster life.

anon1253 8y ago

There are various theories of emotion (overview here https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapter/theories-of-emotion/ https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapt...). I think you might've been looking for the James–Lange theory? "The James–Lange theory refers to a hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions and is one of the earliest theories of emotion within modern psychology. It was developed independently by two 19th-century scholars, William James and Carl Lange. The basic premise of the theory is that physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion. Instead of feeling an emotion and subsequent physiological (bodily) response, the theory proposes that the physiological change is primary, and emotion is then experienced when the brain reacts to the information received via the body's nervous system." — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%E2%80%93Lange_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%E2%80%93Lange_theory

anbende 8y ago

This is the James-Lange theory of emotions. Enjoy!

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soult 8y ago

It may have been this article: The Evolution of Pleasure and Pain - Antonio Damasio Tells Us Why Pain Is Necessary http://nautil.us/issue/56/perspective/antonio-damasio-tells-us-why-pain-is-necessary http://nautil.us/issue/56/perspective/antonio-damasio-tells-... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16206053 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16206053

Erwin 8y ago

Not sure if that was article, but catching up with my fire hazard of paper subscriptions I recently read this article on emotion intelligence and that theory of what emotion is: http://nautil.us/issue/51/limits/emotional-intelligence-needs-a-rewrite http://nautil.us/issue/51/limits/emotional-intelligence-need...