Barbara Fredrickson, “The Science of Emotions” (Open Agenda, 2020)
New Books in Neuroscience
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The Evolutionary Advantage of Positive Emotions
The evolutionary advantage of positive emotions in yo, to take that longer view, kind of a developed mental view, you know, it tis. You don't see any immediat terns reae whatever a. Do you see thiss as a uniquely human aspect o riisis? Well, certainly other positive emotions, i think, can be seen in mammals, at least in terms ofa play. And there's even some evidence that there are vocalizations in rats that seem to be like laughter,. That they happen with tickling and when there's kind of joviality Water actually kind of ultra high frequency, not audible to the human ear, but with the right recording
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