The EMOTIONAL BRAIN: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life - Hardcover

Ledoux, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684803828 ISBN 13: 9780684803821

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1996

Synopsis

Examines emotions and psychological disorders from a biological perspective, analyzing what emotions are, how they operate in the brain, and how they influence everyday lives. 20,000 first printing.

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Review:

Joseph LeDoux, a professor at the Center for Neural Science at New York University, has written the most comprehensive examination to date of how systems in the brain work in response to emotions, particularly fear. Among his fascinating findings is the work of amygdala structure within the brain. The amygdala mediates fear and other responses and actually processes information more quickly than other parts of the brain, allowing a rapid response that can save our lives before other parts of the brain have had a chance to react. He also offers findings and theories on how the brain handles--and in many cases, buries--extremely traumatic experiences. In all, a compelling read about the mysteries of emotions and the workings of the brain.

About the Author:

Joseph LeDoux is a professor at the Center for Neural Science at New York University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0684803828
• ISBN 13: 9780684803821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384