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Cognition and Emotion over twenty-five years.

Keith Oatley¹, W Gerrod Parrott, Craig Smith

¹Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. keith.oatley@utoronto.ca

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Cognition and Emotion journal has led emotion research for 25 years. It explores how emotion interacts with cognition, influencing regulation, therapies, decision-making, and interpersonal dynamics.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Science
Affective Science

Background:

Cognition and Emotion journal established 25 years ago.
The journal has become a leading publication in emotion research.
This review examines the journal's contributions and research trajectory.

Observation:

Research explores parallel cognitive and emotional systems in regulation and therapy.
Investigates the cognitive underpinnings of emotion.
Examines emotion's impact on attention, memory, and decision-making.
Considers the shift of emotion research from individual to interpersonal levels.

Findings:

The journal has significantly advanced understanding of emotion's role in cognitive processes.
Research highlights the interplay between cognition and emotion in psychological phenomena.
The field is expanding to encompass social and interpersonal aspects of emotion.

Implications:

Understanding emotion-cognition interactions is crucial for psychological therapies.
Advances in emotion research inform fields from neuroscience to artificial intelligence.
Future research directions include deeper exploration of embodied and social emotion.