Cannon-Bard theory

The Cannon-Bard theory states that the tears and the sadness both happen at the same time.

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion was formulated as a challenge and alternative to James-Lange.

The Cannon-Bard Theory is a theory of undifferentiated arousal, where the physical and emotional states occur at the same time in response to an event.

Cannon developed the Cannon-Bard theory with physiologist Philip Bard to try to explain why people feel emotions first and then act upon them.

The key component of the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion is that when the thalamic discharge occurs, the bodily changes occur almost simultaneously with the emotional experience.

The Cannon-Bard theory, which was conceptualized by Walter Cannon and Phillip Bard, suggests that emotions and their corresponding physiological responses are experienced simultaneously.

The main assertions of the Cannon-Bard theory are that emotional expression results from the function of hypothalamic structures, and emotional feeling results from stimulations of the dorsal thalamus.

The Papez-Maclean theory is another influential theory of emotion that differs from the Cannon-Bard theory in terms of the area that is considered to be responsible for emotion expression.

The theory was challenged in the 1920s by psychologists such as Walter Cannon and Philip Bard, who theorized that physiological changes are caused by emotions, which is essentially the opposite of the James-Lange Theory (collectively known as the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion).