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Thing in itself

Luiz Pessoa on the integrative framework, emotions, cognition

Jul 30, 2023
Luiz Pessoa, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Maryland, discusses the interactions between cognitive and emotional brain systems. Topics include the integration and segregation of brain networks, the rise of network science in understanding the brain, understanding mental health as a result of brain system interactions, the complexity of causation in neural networks, the role of attention in processing emotional visual stimuli, and the importance of integrating philosophy and neuroscience.
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  • Complex behaviors are generated by the collective interaction of multiple brain regions.
  • Emotion and cognition are strongly integrated and interact in the brain.

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The brain as an integrated system

The speaker challenges the idea of the brain as separate systems and suggests a more integrative perspective. Instead of mapping specific functions to individual brain regions, the speaker proposes that complex behaviors are generated by the collective interaction of multiple regions.

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