The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion states that when we feel emotions we feel and experience physiological reactions, such as Ishaya in the example: He felt frightened (an emotion), broke out in a cold sweat, and then jumped for cover. This theory was developed by Walter Cannon and Philip Bard and is also known as Thalamic theory of emotion given that it suggests that emotions result when the thalamus sends a message to the brain in response to a stimulus, resulting in a physiological reaction.
