This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on: What Actually Are Emotions? "The young and the old of widely different races, both with man and animals, express the same state of mind by the same movements." — ...

Arousal—how alert or excited one feels—is a basic part of emotions, along with whether those emotions are positive or negative. Scientists still don't fully understand how the brain creates these ...

How does listening to live music affect the emotional center of our brain? A study has found that live performances trigger a stronger emotional response than listening to music from a device.

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering. The breakthrough challenges our beliefs about how we process pain and may ...

This paper advances a new understanding of spirituality within the geographies of religion. It builds on the premise that spirituality is latent within every body and argues that it becomes manifest ...

Heart attacks are often associated with physical health issues, but emotional experiences can also trigger these life-threatening events. Emotional stress has a significant impact on heart health, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A new study published this month in Personal Relationships examined the factors ...

This phenomenon known as emotional mirroring, where partners unknowingly mirror each other’s emotions, can be the invisible force steering the course of a relationship—for better or worse. Emotional ...