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Once more with feeling: On the explanatory limits of the GANE model and the missing role of subjective experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2017

Jeffrey R. Huntsinger  and
Justin Storbeck
Jeffrey R. Huntsinger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660jhuntsinger@luc.eduhttp://jeffreyhuntsinger.weebly.com/index.html
Justin Storbeck
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Queens College, and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), Flushing, NY 11367justin.storbeck@qc.cuny.eduhttp://www.queensaffectiveneuroscience.com/
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Abstract

We applaud Mather and colleagues' model, which emphasizes the neurobiological pathways by which affective arousal tunes attention and memory. This commentary offers a friendly discussion of several potential limitations of the theory. We suggest the model is strong when predicting task-driven demands but is limited when predicting the impact of individual biases, interpretations, and experiential feelings.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e212
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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