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Positive emotions and the right parietal cortex.

P C Horton

    The Psychiatric Clinics of North America
    |September 1, 1988
    PubMed
    Summary

    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.

    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.

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