The mathematical biophysics of some mental phenomena: II. Anxieties and elations

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1946 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics, volume 8, pages 1-6 (issn: 0007-4985, eissn: 1522-9602,

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Authors: N, RASHEVSKY;

doi: 10.1007/bf02478465

pmid: 21015650

The mathematical biophysics of some mental phenomena: II. Anxieties and elations

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A neural mechanism is discussed which explains certain states of anxieties, in which an individual is worried about things which may be possible, but are exceedingly improbable. Certain quantitative relations are derived.Mutatis mutandis similar considerations apply to some states of elations. An application to certain types of paranoia is discussed.

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University of Chicago
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Emotions, Biophysics, Humans, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Mathematics

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