The Archaeology of Mind

An easier read than Affective Neuroscience, The Archaeology of Mind explores the neural mechanisms of emotional expression through an affective neuroscience approach, considering basic mental processes, brain functions, and behaviours shared by all mammals. The book identifies seven emotional systems originating in deep brain regions common to all mammals (six of which you'll recognise from Motional!), explaining our emotions and behaviours, and their disruption as the origins of emotional disorders:

1. SEEKING: Generates euphoric and expectant responses.
2. FEAR: Responds to physical danger and threats.
3. RAGE: Sources of irritation and fury.
4. LUST: Elaborates sexual desire and attachments.
5. CARE: Sources of maternal nurturance.
6. PANIC/GRIEF: Separation Distress and sources of non-sexual attachment.
7. PLAY: Generates joyous, rough-and-tumble interaction

The book goes on to hypothesise how these downstairs emotions might be elaborated in the brain.