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Politics embodied: How politics shapes and is shaped by the bodily experience of emotions
Summary
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 20, May 2026. SignificanceEmotions are central to politics, and the body is central to emotional experience, yet we know little about how political emotions are actually felt and represented in the body. This study shows that political emotions, such as political anger,...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 20, May 2026. SignificanceEmotions are central to politics, and the body is central to emotional experience, yet we know little about how political emotions are actually felt and represented in the body. This study shows that political emotions, such as political anger,...