Affective neuroscience provides a unique framework to understand the fundamental emotional processes that govern human behaviour and personality. Rooted in evolutionary theory, this field elucidates ...

Meaningfulness is key factor in determining how strongly our affect is attached to our goals. People are willing to withstand ...

Faul, L. & Kensinger , E.A. (accepted). Emotional memory. Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. Garcia, S.M. & Kensinger, E.A ...

A planning committee organized an open, two-day workshop on November 18-19, 2019 to identify: 1) gaps in our understanding of age-related changes in social and emotional processes and 2) opportunities ...

A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience provides evidence that the human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends, specifically within ...