How Primary-Process Emotional Systems Guide Child Development: Ancestral Regulators of Human Happiness, Thriving, and Suffering
J. Panksepp
· 2013
★ NIFPlay Rating: 8
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Panksepp's account of how the seven primary emotional systems — including PLAY — function as ancient regulators of child development, with implications for education and mental health.
