Admiration and respect are positive social emotions often experienced when recognizing
excellent behavior in another person. Although both strongly rely on appraisal of behavior,
admiration focuses on the admirable behavior of a person, while respect focuses on the
person as a whole. The evaluation and interpretation of the social behavior of another
person are dependent on semantic memory. Social semantic knowledge is represented in
the anterior temporal lobe (ATL), and ATL activity is modulated by conceptual details of …