There are a few reasons why we might dream, say neuroscientists. Even dreams that are scary may serve a purpose: One ...

Introduction: Affective heritage practices / Margaret Wetherell, Laurajane Smith and Gary Campbell -- Part I : Commemoration and remembering. Labour of love and devotion? The search for the lost ...

If you walked down the greeting card aisle at an American store, looking for a sympathy card, you might see lots of colorful flowers and expressions of “May you find comfort” or “Love lives on.” But ...

Emotion-recognition among people with disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia may be affected by changes in the levels of dopamine in the brain, say researchers at the University of ...

In a fast-paced world where we are confronted by stress and uncertainty around every corner, research illustrates that simple practices rooted in culture and religion can offer some respite: as ...

Introduction : affect, emotion, and subjectivity in the early modern period / Kishwar Rizvi -- Chasing after the Muhandis : visual articulations of the architect and architectural historiography / ...

It may not surprise you that emotions and sleep have an intimate relationship. Just about anyone who's had a restless night awake knows that emotions can become more labile with stress and lack of ...

Long-term relationships are essential for the psychological wellbeing of humans and many animals. Positive emotions and affective experiences (e.g., romantic or platonic love) seem to be closely ...

New research suggests dreams, even scary ones, serve a purpose. A University of Kansas study found that while fear in dreams ...