A technical or formal term for emotion, often used in psychology and neuroscience. In everyday conversation, 感情 (かんじょう) is more common.
情動の研究は心理学の重要な分野です。
The study of emotion is an important field in psychology.
強い情動が記憶に影響を与えることがある。
Strong emotions can sometimes affect memory.
seasonal affective disorder; SAD
Compound of 情 (じょう, 'feeling, emotion') and 動 (どう, 'movement, action'), suggesting the stirring or movement of emotions. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.