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Brain Systems that Mediate both Emotion and Cognition
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Neurobiological research with animals strongly suggests that the brain systems which mediate emotion overlap with those that mediate cognition to such a degree that it is difficult, if not impossible, to maintain any clear distinction between them. Possible reasons for this overlap are discussed; and a model of brain systems that simultaneously subserve emotion and cognition is presented. The model postulates the existence of three fundamental systems of this kind in the mammalian brain: a behavioural approach system, a fight/flight system, and a behavioural inhibition system. The neuropsychology of each of these systems is briefly presented.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gray, J. A.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Gray, Jeffrey A.
- ORCID
- Gray, Jeffrey A.
- Venue
- Cognition & Emotion
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1990-07
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 269-288
- ISSN
- 0269-9931 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0600
- OpenAlex
- W2025975991
- Cited by
- 1,400
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 53 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 83 · 2018: 63 · 2017: 51 · 2016: 70 · 2015: 67 · 2014: 56 · 2013: 58 · 2012: 69
- FWCI
- 1.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cognition & Emotion (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- brain systems, Behavioural Approach System, behavioral inhibition system, neuropsychology, mammalian brain
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