MAPPING INSTINCTS: Neuroscience at PLAY with the Mind and Body
Schedule
Thu Apr 16 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
2241 Dunn Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27695 | Raleigh, NC
Directed by Mia L. Self
In 1998, the neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp published a book classifying seven primary affective systems or, more simply, emotional developmental states.
He hypothesizes SEEKING (expectancy), FEAR (anxiety), RAGE (anger), LUST (sexual excitement), CARE (nurturance), PANIC/GRIEF (sadness), and PLAY (social joy) are encoded into our nature from birth and drive our connections to each other and the world around us.
Mapping Instincts is our collective exploration of these concepts at PLAY in our bodies and minds.



















