Topic: brain architecture

Emotions are constructed of more basic networks

It has long been assumed that certain “basic” emotions emerge from anatomically ingrained circuits. Yet growing research suggests that emotions emerge from more basic networks that comprise the brain’s basic functional architecture. In this talk, I’ll discuss evidence that human emotional experiences are associated with the co-activation of broadscale networks subserving psychological functions that are not specific to emotion.

Neuroanatomical studies identify VPS13B as an important regulator of brain architecture and hippocampal formation