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The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life
by Joseph Ledoux

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What happens in our brains to make us feel fear, love, hate, anger, joy? Do we control our emotions, or do they control us? Do animals have emotions? How can traumatic experiences in early childhood influence adult behavior, even though we have no conscious memory of them? In The Emotional Brain, Joseph LeDoux investigates the origins of human emotions and explains that many exist as part of complex neural systems that evolved to enable us to survive.

One of the principal researchers profiled in Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, LeDoux is a leading authority in the field of neural science. In this provocative book, he explores the brain mechanisms underlying our emotions — mechanisms that are only now being revealed.

Review:

"Engrossing and engaging..."

-- Richard Restak, The New York Times Book Review

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"The Emotional Brain is an excellent introduction to the strange history of the neurobiology of emotion and a preview of what lies ahead."

-- Antonio R. Damasio, Scientific American

Review:

"Highly accessible...LeDoux's musical and literary references reveal a man clearly in touch with his own emotional feelings. All said, The Emotional Brain is a stimulating and thoughtful work and is essential reading for any serious student of human emotion."

-- Raymond J. Dolan, Nature

Review:

"[The Emotional Brain] is vivid and convincing in its description of the central mechanisms of emotion, and is directly applicable to understanding anxiety, the most common ingredient of emotional disorders. It's a terrifically good book."

-- Keith Oatley, New Scientist

Synopsis:

This compelling firsthand look at the research Daniel Goleman relied on for his bestselling book "Emotional Intelligence" describes in vivid, accessible detail where our emotions come from, what purpose they serve, and how the brain systems underlying them evolved. 44 photos & illustrations.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684836591
Subtitle:
The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life
Author:
LeDoux, Joseph
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Neuropsychology
Subject:
Neuroscience
Subject:
Emotions
Subject:
General Science
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
no. 43
Publication Date:
March 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.21x6.15x.98 in. 1.05 lbs.
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