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Welcome to the I Can't Sleep Podcast, where I read random articles from across the web to bore you to sleep with my soothing voice.

I'm your host, Benjamin Boster.

Today's episode is from a Wikipedia article titled Emotions.

Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes,

variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.

There is no scientific consensus on a definition.

Emotions are often intertwined with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, or creativity.

Research on emotion has increased over the past two decades with many fields

contributing, including psychological, medicine, history, sociology of emotions, computer science,

and philosophy. The numerous attempts to explain the origin, function, and other aspects of emotions have

fostered intense research on this topic.

Theorizing about the evolutionary origin and possible purpose of emotion dates back to

Charles Darwin.

Current areas of research include the neuroscience of emotion

using tools like P.E.T. and FMRI scans

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