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  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Emotions are critical psychological functions impacting human homeostasis and cognition.
  • Understanding and measuring emotions is vital for scientific and practical applications.
  • Key cognitive functions influenced by emotions include decision-making, perception, attention, and memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and summarize methods for measuring emotions and feelings.
  • To consolidate information on emotion measurement techniques available in scientific literature.
  • To provide an overview of methodologies used in emotion research.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search of Medline and PubMed databases.
  • Identification and categorization of various emotion measurement techniques.
  • Synthesis of findings on methods including face recognition, bodily emotion maps, autonomic nervous system activity, electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and positron emission tomography (PET).

Main Results:

  • Multiple methodologies exist for quantifying emotional states.
  • Neuroimaging techniques like fMRI and PET offer advanced insights into emotion processing.
  • Physiological and behavioral measures provide complementary data for emotion assessment.

Conclusions:

  • A range of methods are available for measuring emotions, each with specific strengths.
  • The selection of measurement techniques depends on the research question and desired level of analysis.
  • Continued research utilizing these methods is essential for advancing our understanding of emotion.