Fox Elaine
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Brain Neurosci Adv. 2018 Dec 5;2:2398212818812628. doi: 10.1177/2398212818812628. eCollection 2018 Jan-Dec.
Emotions are at the heart of how we understand the human mind and of our relationships within the social world. Yet, there is still no scientific consensus on the fundamental nature of emotion. A central quest within the discipline of affective science is to develop an in-depth understanding of emotions, moods, and feelings and how they are embodied within the brain (affective neuroscience). This article provides a brief overview of the scientific study of emotion with a particular emphasis on psychological and neuroscientific perspectives. Following a selective snapshot of past and present research in this field, some current challenges and controversies in affective science are highlighted.
情感是我们理解人类思维以及我们在社会世界中人际关系的核心所在。然而，对于情感的基本本质，目前尚无科学共识。情感科学学科的一个核心追求是深入理解情感、情绪和感受，以及它们在大脑中的体现方式（情感神经科学）。本文简要概述了情感的科学研究，特别强调了心理学和神经科学的视角。在对该领域过去和现在的研究进行选择性概述之后，突出了情感科学当前面临的一些挑战和争议。
