In his target article, Barsalou cites current work on emotion
theory but does not explore its relevance for this project. The
connection is worth pursuing, since there is a plausible case to be made
that emotions form a distinct symbolic information processing system of
their own. On some views, that system is argued to be perceptual:
a direct connection with Barsalou's perceptual symbol systems
theory. Also relevant is the hypothesis that there may be different
modular subsystems within emotion and the perennial tension
between cognitive and perceptual theories of emotion.
