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      The nature of feelings: evolutionary and neurobiological origins.

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      Nature reviews. Neuroscience
      Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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          Abstract

          Feelings are mental experiences of body states. They signify physiological need (for example, hunger), tissue injury (for example, pain), optimal function (for example, well-being), threats to the organism (for example, fear or anger) or specific social interactions (for example, compassion, gratitude or love). Feelings constitute a crucial component of the mechanisms of life regulation, from simple to complex. Their neural substrates can be found at all levels of the nervous system, from individual neurons to subcortical nuclei and cortical regions.

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          Journal
          Nat Rev Neurosci
          Nature reviews. Neuroscience
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          1471-0048
          1471-003X
          Feb 2013
          : 14
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, 3620 A McClintock Avenue, Suite 265, Los Angeles, California 90089-2921, USA. damasio@usc.edu
          Article
          nrn3403
          10.1038/nrn3403
          23329161
          4c64dccd-c1b3-46b2-8db8-6fdc2797629f
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