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. 2018 Aug 10:1:e9.
doi: 10.1017/pen.2018.5. eCollection 2018.

A Tribute to Jaak Panksepp (1943-2017)

Kenneth L Davis  1 , Christian Montag  2   3
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A Tribute to Jaak Panksepp (1943-2017)

Kenneth L Davis et al. Personal Neurosci. .

Abstract

This article gives a short overview on the life and achievements of Jaak Panksepp. Jaak Panksepp dedicated his life to the study of mammalian emotions. By means of electrical stimulation of the brain and psychopharmacological challenges he carved out seven primary emotional systems being highly conserved across different species of mammals including homo sapiens. The primary emotional systems are called SEEKING, CARE, LUST, PLAY (positive emotions), and FEAR, RAGE, SADNESS (negative emotions). While his early career was characterized by the direct study of these primary emotions in mammals, in his late career he invested more and more time in applying his knowledge to different fields of psychology including personality neuroscience and psychiatry.

Keywords: Animal (non-human) models; Emotion; Jaak Panksepp; Psychopathology (general); affective neuroscience; primary emotional systems.

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Conflicts of Interest. The authors have nothing to disclose.

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Jaak Panksepp dedicated his professional career to the study of mammalian emotions (picture taken by Henry Moore Jr., CVM/BCU, Washington State University).
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