The Social Brain Ep.5: What is an emotion?

Idea for audience to ponder: Everyone knows what an emotion is.. until they are asked to explain it. We all have a sense that we are living emotional lives and that these emotional drives have immense control of our behavior but it’s hard to say what that emotion actually is. Is it the physiology? Is it the brain activity? Can single cells have feelings or emotions without nervous systems? Are there such things as basic emotions (happiness, fear, anger, surprise.. etc) and are there dedicated brain systems for them?   -- What do you want us to cover in future episodes? Drop it in the comments! Links to follow: - Make sure to subscribe to Taylor's Channel:   @The Cellular Republic  - Subscribe to  @Sense of Mind  and follow on social media:  https://linktr.ee/senseofmind - Podcast: Social Brain Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-brain/id1645182617 #emotions #neuroscience #socialneuroscience --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/senseofmind/support