The meaning of emotion: Cultural and biological evolution impact how humans feel feelings
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers used a database of 2474 languages to study emotion concepts, revealing wide variation in emotional states but also universal structure constraining these concepts. This study provides evidence for the role of both cultural and biological evolution in shaping human emotions.
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- The meaning of emotion: Cultural and biological evolution impact how humans feel feelings Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology · Dec 19, 2019 · first to report
- Emotion concepts are not the same worldwide University of Otago · Dec 19, 2019
- Words to express emotion vary greatly in their meanings across languages American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Dec 19, 2019