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en-wikipedia-org-6089		Homeostatic emotion - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	859	200	47	Homeostatic emotion Wikipedia Derek Denton defines "primordial emotion" as "the subjective element of the instincts, which are the genetically programmed behaviour patterns which contrive homeostasis. There are two constituents of a primordial emotion--the specific sensation which when severe may be imperious, and the compelling intention for gratification by a consummatory act."[4] This image is mirrored ("re-represented") in the midand anterior insula, and the anterior insula's image (modulated by input from cognitive, affective and reward-related circuits) embodies conscious awareness of the whole body's homeostatic state. A sensation re-represented in the anterior insula and that sensation's related motivation hosted in the anterior cingulate cortex form a homeostatic emotion.[5] Antonio Damasio uses "primordial feeling" to denote this class of sensations/motivations in his 2010 book, Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain.[6] The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness. Depression, Emotion and the Self. Social emotional development Categories: Emotion	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6089.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6089.txt