Project description
The mechanisms of emotions in monkeys
Emerging evidence indicates that emotion recognition is not unique to humans; other species such as primates also have this ability and use it to regulate their interactions with others. The EU-funded EMACTIVE project will investigate which neurons in the primate brain are responsible for emotion recognition and the generation of emotional behaviours during social exchanges. Researchers will employ a multidisciplinary approach to study the role of different brain regions in the control of specific emotional displays during social interactions. Moreover, they will study how these brain regions interact to coordinate behaviour. Project findings will pave the way to understanding the neural mechanisms underlying human emotional behaviours and their alteration in various neuropsychiatric diseases.
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ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantHost institution
43100 Parma
Italy
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43100 Parma
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