MAPPING INSTINCTS: Neuroscience at PLAY with the Mind and Body

Thu Apr 16 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

2241 Dunn Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27695 | Raleigh

NC State University Theatre
Publisher/HostNC State University Theatre
MAPPING INSTINCTS: Neuroscience at PLAY with the Mind and Body An original production devised by the company
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.

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2241 Dunn Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27695

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