On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Ben Goertzel wrote: > > Emotions ARE thoughts but they differ from most thoughts in the extent to > which they involve the "primordial" brain AND the non-neural physiology of > the body as well. This non-brain-centricity means that emotions are more > "out of 'our' control" than most thoughts, where 'our' refers to the > modeling center of the brain that we associate with the feeling of 'free > will.' > > -- Ben G >
I would agree with this. Emotions seem to arise from parts of the brain that your "central executive" has minimal control over. They can be suppressed and manipulated with effort but they are distinct from the character of thoughts originating in other parts of the brain. It's probably a mistake to characterize emotions as a unitary phenomenon though. Different emotions have different functions, and likely originate from different structures. ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
