Based on the James-Lange theory, what informs the conscious mind that it is feeling an emotion?

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According to the James-Lange theory, emotions arise from the brain interpreting physiological changes in the body. Thus, it is the body's physical feedback that signals the conscious mind about the emotional experience, not brain structures like the hypothalamus or amygdala, nor just the perception of the stimulus.

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Based on the James-Lange theory, what informs the conscious mind that it is feeling an emotion?

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