Emotions are cognitive, not innate, researchers conclude

Emotions are cognitive, not innate, researchers conclude

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/nyu-eac021517.php Emotions are not innately programmed into our brains, but, in fact, are cognitive states resulting from the gathering of information, New York University Professor Joseph LeDoux and Richard Brown, a professor at the City University of New York, conclude in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “We…