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. 2012 Jun;35(3):152-3.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001713.

Psychological constructionism and cultural neuroscience

Lisa A Hechtman  1 , Narun Pornpattananangkul, Joan Y Chiao
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Psychological constructionism and cultural neuroscience

Lisa A Hechtman et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Lindquist et al. argue that emotional categories do not map onto distinct regions within the brain, but rather, arise from basic psychological processes, including conceptualization, executive attention, and core affect. Here, we use examples from cultural neuroscience to argue that psychological constructionism, not locationism, captures the essential role of emotion in the social and cultural brain.

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  • The brain basis of emotion: a meta-analytic review.
    Lindquist KA, Wager TD, Kober H, Bliss-Moreau E, Barrett LF. Lindquist KA, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Jun;35(3):121-43. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11000446. Behav Brain Sci. 2012. PMID: 22617651 Free PMC article. Review.

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