Just as a well-choreographed dance requires precise timing, our emotions too rely on the intricate interplay of neural processes. While emotions are ever-changing and transient, holding onto them beyond their rightful place can be harmful. Scientists are now exploring how our brain’s temporal coding and emotional processing collaborate to create our emotional experiences. Recent discoveries have shed light on the role of temporal context representations in areas such as the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and prefrontal cortex – essentially acting as memory markers for the sequence of events we’ve encountered. These temporal representations may interact with the amygdala, a key player in emotional processing, to shape how we experience and respond to emotions. The deeper understanding of these interactions could lead to insights into how we can regulate our emotions effectively and achieve better well-being. If you want to delve into this fascinating subject further, check out the research linked below!
Emotions are temporally dynamic, but the persistence of emotions outside of their appropriate temporal context is detrimental to health and well-being. Yet, precisely how temporal coding and emotional processing interact remains unclear. Recently unveiled temporal context representations in the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex (EC), and prefrontal cortex (PFC) support memory for what happened when. Here, we discuss how these neural temporal representations may interact with densely interconnected amygdala circuitry to shape emotional functioning.
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