Psychology, Social-Cognitive and Affective Development Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Florida Gainesville, FL, USA.
Department of Psychology, Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden.
Front Psychol. 2014 Sep 9;5:996. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00996. eCollection 2014.
Emotions play a central role in every human life from the moment we are born until we die. They prepare the body for action, highlight what should be noticed and remembered, and guide decisions and actions. As emotions are central to daily functioning, it is important to understand how aging affects perception, memory, experience, as well as regulation of emotions. The Frontiers research topic Emotion and Aging: Evidence from Brain and Behavior takes a step into uncovering emotional aging considering both brain and behavioral processes. The contributions featured in this issue adopt innovative theoretical perspectives and use novel methodological approaches to target a variety of topics that can be categorized into three overarching questions: How do cognition and emotion interact in aging in brain and behavior? What are behavioral and brain-related moderators of emotional aging? Does emotion-regulatory success as reflected in brain and behavior change with age? In this perspective paper we discuss theoretical innovation, methodological approach, and scientific advancement of the 13 papers in the context of the broader literature on emotional aging. We conclude by reflecting on topics untouched and future directions to take.
情绪在人类从出生到死亡的每一刻都起着核心作用。它们为身体的行动做好准备，突出需要注意和记住的东西，并指导决策和行动。由于情绪是日常生活功能的核心，因此了解衰老如何影响感知、记忆、体验以及情绪的调节是很重要的。《前沿》研究专题“情绪与衰老：来自大脑和行为的证据”深入探讨了考虑大脑和行为过程的情绪衰老问题。本期特刊中的研究采用了创新的理论视角，并使用新颖的方法来针对各种主题，这些主题可以分为三个总体问题：认知和情绪在大脑和行为中的衰老过程中是如何相互作用的？情绪衰老的行为和大脑相关调节因素是什么？情绪调节的成功在大脑和行为上是否随年龄的增长而变化？在本文中，我们将讨论 13 篇论文在更广泛的情绪衰老文献背景下的理论创新、方法学方法和科学进展。最后，我们将反思未触及的主题和未来的方向。
