The Series in Affective Science is dedicated to publishing the best research and scholarship in affective science. It contains single-authored and edited books that present the complete range of theoretical and empirical work, with an emphasis on the major scientific approaches. Some of the topics represented in the series include affective neuroscience, genetics, evolution, and ontogenetic development of emotion, the socio-cultural context of emotion processes, different modalities of emotional expression, the relationships between cognition and emotion, emotion and psychopathology, and emotion and health, as well as the effects of personality, values, and attitudes on affective processes. The books published in this series will serve as essential reference works for student and professional researchers in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, neurology, neuropsychology, and psychiatry.