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Dynamic brain systems in quest for emotional homeostasis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

Jack van Honk*
Affiliation:
Affective Neuroscience Section, Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, 3584CSUtrecht, The Netherlands
J. L. G. Schutter*
Affiliation:
Affective Neuroscience Section, Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, 3584CSUtrecht, The Netherlands

Abstract:

Lewis proposes a solution for bridging the gap between cognitive-psychological and neurobiological theories of emotion in terms of dynamic systems modeling. However, an important brain network is absent in his account: the neuroendocrine system. In this commentary, the dynamic features of the cross-talk between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and gonadal (HPG) axes are discussed within a triple-balance model of emotion.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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