Abstract：
An intriguing perspective about human emotion, the theory of constructed emotion considers emotions as generative models according to the Bayesian brain hypothesis. This theory brings fresh insight to existing findings, but its complexity renders it challenging to test experimentally. We argue that laboratory studies of pain could support the theory because although some may not consider pain to be a genuine emotion, the theory must at minimum be able to explain pain perception and its dysfunction in pathology. We review emerging evidence that bear on this question. We cover behavioral and neural laboratory findings, computational models, placebo hyperalgesia, and chronic pain. We conclude that there is substantial evidence for a predictive processing account of painful experience, paving the way for a better understanding of neuronal and computational mechanisms of other emotions.
摘要：
关于人类情感的有趣观点，根据贝叶斯大脑假设，构建的情感理论将情感视为生成模型。这一理论为现有的发现带来了新的见解，但是它的复杂性使得实验测试具有挑战性。我们认为疼痛的实验室研究可以支持这一理论，因为尽管有些人可能不认为疼痛是一种真正的情绪，该理论必须至少能够解释疼痛感知及其病理功能障碍。我们回顾了与这个问题有关的新证据。我们涵盖行为和神经实验室发现，计算模型，安慰剂痛觉过敏，和慢性疼痛。我们得出的结论是，有大量证据表明痛苦经历的预测性处理，为更好地理解其他情绪的神经元和计算机制铺平了道路。
