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Positive emotions and the right parietal cortex.

The Psychiatric Clinics of North America

|September 1, 1988

Summary

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Achieving solace is crucial for developing positive emotions and experiencing feelings like love and joy. Many psychiatric patients lack solace, hindering their emotional capacity.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Neuroscience

Background:

Solace is a developmental necessity for positive emotions.
It's a key component of noninstinctual feelings like love and joy.
Solace relates to the self and external objects.

Observation:

Many psychiatric patients are unsolaceable, preventing sustained positive emotions.
Disorders like alexithymia and behavioral disorders often present with unsolaceability.
Attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities may also show deficient positive emotion.

Findings:

Unsolaceability co-occurs with right parietal cortex dysfunction.
This suggests the right parietal cortex directs positive emotional experiences.
Tertiary zones of the right parietal cortex may underlie complex positive affects.

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Implications:

Understanding the neural basis of solace is vital for treating emotional deficits.
Targeting right parietal cortex function could enhance positive emotional capacity.
This research informs therapeutic approaches for conditions marked by emotional blunting.