The SEEKING System is an instinctual, primary process, core emotional system characterized by anticipation, expectancy, and a sense of purpose. Puppies exhibit SEEKING behavior at birth when they are drawn toward the mother for warmth, nourishment, and safety. SEEKING is linked to survival and is...

  Research shows the existence of seven primary emotional systems in the brains of all mammals. Neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp described the seven distinct systems that reside in different areas of the most ancient parts of the brain.  The emotions are innate, not learned. Three of the systems are...