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The sleeping brain and the neural basis of emotions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2012

Roumen Kirov ,
Serge Brand ,
Vasil Kolev  and
Juliana Yordanova
Roumen Kirov
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. ru@bio.bas.bgroumen_kirov@yahoo.comhttp://www.bio.bas.bg/neurobiology/kolev@bio.bas.bghttp://www.bio.bas.bg/~cneurodyn/jyord@bio.bas.bghttp://www.bio.bas.bg/~cneurodyn/
Serge Brand
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, 4012 Basel, Switzerland. serge.brand@upkbs.chhttp://www.upkbs.ch
Vasil Kolev
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. ru@bio.bas.bgroumen_kirov@yahoo.comhttp://www.bio.bas.bg/neurobiology/kolev@bio.bas.bghttp://www.bio.bas.bg/~cneurodyn/jyord@bio.bas.bghttp://www.bio.bas.bg/~cneurodyn/
Juliana Yordanova
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. ru@bio.bas.bgroumen_kirov@yahoo.comhttp://www.bio.bas.bg/neurobiology/kolev@bio.bas.bghttp://www.bio.bas.bg/~cneurodyn/jyord@bio.bas.bghttp://www.bio.bas.bg/~cneurodyn/
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Abstract

In addition to active wake, emotions are generated and experienced in a variety of functionally different states such as those of sleep, during which external stimulation and cognitive control are lacking. The neural basis of emotions can be specified by regarding the multitude of emotion-related brain states, as well as the distinct neuro- and psychodynamic stages (generation and regulation) of emotional experience.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 155 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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