Lashley (1938)stated that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body.Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?

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Lashley was criticizing the Cannon-Bard theory, which suggests that emotions are experienced simultaneously with physiological responses, and that the thalamus plays a key role in relaying this information to different areas of the brain.

Lashley (1938)stated That the Thalamus Would Have to Be Pretty