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Module 5 – Emotions

“The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions.”

– Donald Calne (2010). “Within Reason: Rationality and Human Behavior”, p.253, Vintage

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this module, you will be able to:

  • To understand the essence of the concept of emotion.
  • To assimilate the structure and functions of the limbic system with respect to emotions.
  • To acquire knowledge about the various types of emotions, their characteristic features and neurological basis.
  • To analyze the levels and layers of “social”, constituting the social brain and their relations to social neural networks.
  • To assess the role of different brain structures in generating and processing emotions.
  • To apply the knowledge about the neuroscientific nature and functions of emotions in the classroom.
  • To create and apply new strategies of learning in the classroom based on neuroscientific knowledge of emotions.