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Affective neuroscience
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<p>Affective neuroscience is the study of how the <a href="/facts/Brain/EKla9NkJ">brain</a> processes <a href="/facts/Emotion/kvAr22wa">emotions</a>. This field combines <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neuroscience</a> with the <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychological study</a> of <a href="/facts/Personality_psychology/AWhpI44I">personality</a>, <a href="/facts/Emotion/kvAr22wa">emotion</a>, and <a href="/facts/Mood_(psychology)/mnozVozL">mood</a>. The basis of emotions and what emotions are remains an issue of debate within the field of affective neuroscience. </p><p>The term "affective neuroscience" was coined by neuroscientist <a href="/facts/Jaak_Panksepp/6seB77Rh">Jaak Panksepp</a>, at a time when <a href="/facts/Cognitive_neuroscience/VWcV08yY">cognitive neuroscience</a> focused on parts of psychology that did not include emotion, such as attention or memory. </p>