Brain areas and positive emotions

[Hans de Vries]

What brain areas are active when one experiences positive emotions?

 

If of course amygdala is involved in negative emotions but not all nuclei IIRC. What about positive ones?

[Henny]

Well, there are certain parts of the brain that triggers emotions, not just positive ones. the Limbic System for example; which consists of 
Cingulate Gyrus, Parahypocampus, dentate nucleus, Hypocampus, the Amygdala, and the Hypothalamus. They are all linked to stimulate you emotional response. the positivity of emotions I believe links also to the hormonal changes of the body for example is Dopamine, or what we call the Happy hormones  I hope I explained it well. 

[Prof Reza Sanaye]

On 1/29/2021 at 8:42 PM, Hans de Vries said:

What brain areas are active when one experiences positive emotions?

 

If of course amygdala is involved in negative emotions but not all nuclei IIRC. What about positive ones?

Well , We do have emotion-rousing\triggering areas. Dichotomizing these areas  (or their efficacy) into  +  and  -  is , however , the job of populist U_Tube and Internet self-help Gurus . . . . . .