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The importance of inhibition in dynamical systems models of emotion and neurobiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

Julian F. Thayer  and
Richard D. Lane
Julian F. Thayer*
Affiliation:
National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD21224
Richard D. Lane*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ85724-5002
*
jt182f@nih.gov
lane@email.arizona.edu
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Abstract:

Lewis makes a compelling case for a dynamical systems approach to emotion and neurobiology. These models involve both excitatory and inhibitory processes. It appears that a critical role for inhibitory processes is implied but not emphasized in Lewis's model. We suggest that a greater understanding of inhibitory processes both at the psychological and neurobiological levels might further enhance Lewis's model.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 218 - 219
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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