The Human Affectome
Abstract
Over the last decades, the interdisciplinary field of the affective sciences has seen proliferation rather than integration of theoretical perspectives. This is due to differences in metaphysical and mechanistic assumptions about human affective phenomena (what they are and how they work) which, shaped by academic motivations and values, have determined the affective constructs and operationalizations. An assumption on the purpose of affective phenomenacan be used as a teleological principle to guide the construction of a common set of metaphysical and mechanistic assumptions—a framework for human affective research. In this capstone paper for the special issue “Towards an Integrated Understanding of the Human Affectome”, we gather the tiered purpose of human affective phenomena to synthesize assumptions that account for human affective phenomenacollectively. This teleologically-grounded framework offers a principled agenda and launchpad for both organizing existing perspectives and generating new ones. Ultimately, we hope Human Affectome brings us a step closer to not only an integrated understanding of human affective phenomena, but an integrated field for affective research.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Department of Psychiatry, the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, and the Friedman Brain Institute, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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University of Zurich · Heidelberg University · Central Institute of Mental Health · Universitätsklinik Balgrist · Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim
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Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
Integrative Spinal Research Group, Department of Chiropractic Medicine, University Hospital Balgrist,
University of Zurich, Balgrist Campus, Lengghalde 5, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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Bowling Green State University
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J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, United States
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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Pennsylvania State University · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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Departments of Neurology, Neural & Behavioral Science, Radiology, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Harvard University · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
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Oregon National Primate Research Center · Oregon Health & Science University
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Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States
Departments of Neurology, Radiation Medicine, Psychiatry, and Division of Neuroscience, ONPRC,
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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University of Belgrade · Univerzitetski Klinički Centar Srbije
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia
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Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, 1 Parklands Dr, Southport QLD 4215, Australia
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Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, 46 Shimoadachi-cho, Yoshida Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Leiden University · Amsterdam Neuroscience · GGZ inGeest · Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, GGZ InGeest Research & Innovation, Amsterdam Neuroscience, The Netherlands
Institute of Education & Child Studies, Section Forensic Family & Youth Care, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Karolinska University Hospital · Karolinska Institutet · University Hospital Leipzig · Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
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Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital, Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Medical unit Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Stockholm Sweden
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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Oregon Health & Science University
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Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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Univerzitetski Klinički Centar Srbije
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Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia
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Virginia Tech
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Neuroscience Research Australia
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Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, United States
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Tel Aviv University · Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Center for Brain Function, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Department of Applied Emotion and Motivation Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Philipps University of Marburg
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Department of Clinical Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · University of California, San Francisco · Trinity College Dublin · Adolfo Ibáñez University · University of San Andrés · Global Brain Health Institute
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Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), United States and
Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Trinity Collegue Dublin (TCD), Ireland
Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St Etienne
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Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE), 93 Chemin des Mouilles, 69130, Écully, France
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavaioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Macquarie University
Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Harvard University · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Boston, MA, United States
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, United States
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The University of Sydney · UNSW Sydney · Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing
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Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Specialty of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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Western University · Ghent University
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Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Western University · The University of Sydney
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
University of Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia
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Western University · Social Neuroscience Lab · University of Lübeck
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Social Neuroscience Lab, Translational Psychiatry Unit, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Mariska Esther Kret Aachen
Leiden University · Western University
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Leiden University, Cognitive Psychology, Pieter de la Court, Waassenaarseweg 52, Leiden, 2333 AK, the Netherlands
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Western University · Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, Germany
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Western University · University of Cambridge · Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
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Behavioural Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Darwin College, Silver Street, CB3 9EU, Cambridge United Kingdom
Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Western University · Swansea University
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Western University · Swansea University
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Harvard University · Swansea University · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Swansea University · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Oregon National Primate Research Center · Oregon Health & Science University · Swansea University
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Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States
Departments of Neurology, Radiation Medicine, Psychiatry, and Division of Neuroscience, ONPRC,
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Loyola University Chicago · Swansea University
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Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Harvard University · Swansea University · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Wayne State University · Swansea University · University of Belgrade
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavaioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Western University · Swansea University · Social Neuroscience Lab · University of Lübeck
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Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
Social Neuroscience Lab, Translational Psychiatry Unit, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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