Alcohol hangover impairs the ability to regulate our emotions
THE ANTERIOR INSULA CORTEX CONTRIBUTES TO THE GENERATION OF SOCIAL EMOTIONS
The anterior insula cortex is involved in processing social emotions, generating emotions and monitoring uncertainty
DOES SLEEP DEPRIVATION AFFECT SOCIAL INTERACTIONS?
Sleep deprived individuals temporarily loose the ability to accurately recognize emotions on faces and even perceive certain facial expressions as negative.
FROM UNCERTAINTY TO ANXIETY
Uncertainty fuels anxiety by increasing worry and fear.
HOW DOES ANXIETY AFFECT THE DECISION PROCESS?
Anxiety influences the decision process by activating areas in the brain that produce pessimistic biases.