What podcasts say about emotion
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What experts have said about emotion
7 statements · 1 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 4 neutral
Emotions are functional states defined by what they do.
“I think of emotions as functional states of a particular type.”
Open the episode · Neuroscience of Emotions & Tools for Improving Emotion Regulation | Dr. Ralph AdolphsListen at 4:29
Emotional priority is necessary, while emotional valence may not be.
“I think priority is necessary. I think valence, maybe not, as you were alluding to.”
Open the episode · Neuroscience of Emotions & Tools for Improving Emotion Regulation | Dr. Ralph AdolphsListen at 11:17
Human emotions are electrical impulses in the brain.
“I do think it is.”
Open the episode · Top Scientist REVEALS: We Invented Heaven, God Is A Human Invention! | Prof Brian GreeneListen at 17:34
Human emotions are caused by electrical impulses in the brain.
“I do think it is. I think that love and hate and anxiety and jealousy and gratitude and grief and all human emotion is nothing but electrical impulses going through our brains.”
Open the episode · Top Scientist REVEALS: A Kid In The 29th Century Could Have Made This World! | Prof Brian GreeneListen at 17:34
Emotions capture attention, increasing others’ susceptibility to influence.
“It Captures your attention, which is what emotions are designed to do. And once you've captured people's attention, you have a captive audience and you can control them much more.”
Open the episode · Neuroscience of Emotions & Tools for Improving Emotion Regulation | Dr. Ralph AdolphsListen at 1:11:27
Emotions require abstraction, enabling flexible responses to varied cues.
“Another key feature of emotions. They require abstraction and that's what makes them so flexible.”
Open the episode · Neuroscience of Emotions & Tools for Improving Emotion Regulation | Dr. Ralph AdolphsListen at 1:24:01
Emotional states often persist beyond the stimulus that triggered them.
“Emotions tend to outlast often the stimulus that evoke them.”
Open the episode · Essentials: The Biology of Aggression, Mating & Arousal | Dr. David AndersonListen at 2:45
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.