In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers conducted multiple experiments comprising guided stimuli and a novel topographical self-reported computer-based method named "embody" to ...

Key points Happiness and anxiety or joy and melancholy can coexist, creating nuanced and complex emotional states. The emotional spectrum, from positive to negative with mixed emotions, is called ...

Emotions emerged over a much longer evolutionary history than language. Along the way, they developed considerable complexity that can easily confound social interactions. A few of the elements that ...

Shows for the first time that complex, mixed simultaneous emotions in adolescents could be assessed using an Analogue Emotion Scale. Potential to supplement traditional emotional assessments where ...

Discover where emotions like happiness, anger, fear, and sadness are felt in the body. Explore the science of emotional body mapping and how feelings impact physical sensations. Keep reading for ...