Emotiogenic Structures of the Brain and Cardiac Activity

摘要

Cerebral mechanisms responsible for emotional states are analyzed in the light of the 'information theory of emotions' proposed by P.V. Simonov. The authors have concluded that all emotions proceeding intensely are harmless to the healthy heart. In the event that cardiac pathology exists, passive avoidance and asthenic-depressive states, together with their typical parasympathetic effects, have the most unfavorable influence. Theoretical analysis of their experiments and the published literature permitted the authors to formulate a number of principles concerning psychological prevention of the harmful influence of emotions upon the human cardiovascular system. (Copyright (c) 1987 Oxonian Press Pvt. Ltd.)