For the last twenty years, an “emotional turn” in the study of history has been gathering momentum, building on other disciplines. Fifty years ago, neuroscientists started to trace brain activity that linked reason and emotion. Psychologists—early pioneers in the study of emotions—had already begun investigating the power and universality of emotional drivers. Social scientists took notice first, and historians have followed. The upshot to this trajectory is that the study of emotions in history has become fundamentally interdisciplinary; as a result, historians have become the new pathbreakers.

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情感救援：历史研究中的情感转向

在过去的二十年中，在其他学科的基础上，历史研究的“情感转向”一直在发展。五十年前，神经科学家开始追踪将理性与情感联系在一起的大脑活动。心理学家（最早从事情绪研究的先驱）已经开始研究情绪驱动器的力量和普遍性。社会科学家首先注意到，历史学家紧随其后。这一轨迹的结果是，对历史情感的研究已从根本上成为跨学科的。结果，历史学家成为了新的开拓者。