This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by Ron Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] TIPS Ron Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] /-------------------- advertisement -----------------------\ Celebrate Summer with a NYTimes.com Photo Screensaver NYTimes.com's latest screensaver captures the unforgettable moments from Coney Island amusement park. Enjoy these images every day on your computer, absolutely free. http://www.nytimes.com/partners/screensaver/index.html?eta2 \----------------------------------------------------------/ Scientists Explore Feeling Emotion September 20, 2000 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Scientists have found new evidence that people feel emotions like sadness or anger in much the same way they feel heartburn -- by monitoring what's going on within their bodies. The idea is that an emotion triggers changes in a person's body, including the brain, and that the brain in turn monitors these changes. That monitoring produces the sensation of feeling an emotion. This general idea has been around since the 19th century, and an expanded version is presented in the 1999 book, ``The Feeling of What Happens,'' by Dr. Antonio Damasio of the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City. In the October issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience, Damasio and colleagues present a brain-scanning study that supports it. They studied brain activity in 41 people who were experiencing sadness, happiness, anger or fear by recalling different events in their lives. The scientists focused on brain areas that could monitor changes in the body or brain. Results showed that each emotion triggered a different pattern of activation in those brain areas, suggesting that such activation patterns might be key to feeling the emotions. The New York Times on the Web http://www.nytimes.com /-----------------------------------------------------------------\ Visit NYTimes.com for complete access to the most authoritative news coverage on the Web, updated throughout the day. Become a member today! It's free! http://www.nytimes.com?eta \-----------------------------------------------------------------/ HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2000 The New York Times Company
