The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional LifeWhat 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. |
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... inputs ) . Each cell receives inputs from many others . When a neuron receives enough inputs at the same time , it will fire an action potential ( a wave of electrical charge ) down the axon . Although a neuron usually has only one axon ...
... inputs ) . Each cell receives inputs from many others . When a neuron receives enough inputs at the same time , it will fire an action potential ( a wave of electrical charge ) down the axon . Although a neuron usually has only one axon ...
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... inputs from a wide range of levels of cognitive process- ing . By way of inputs from sensory areas of the thalamus , the emotional func- tions of the amygdala can be triggered by low - level stimulus features , whereas inputs from ...
... inputs from a wide range of levels of cognitive process- ing . By way of inputs from sensory areas of the thalamus , the emotional func- tions of the amygdala can be triggered by low - level stimulus features , whereas inputs from ...
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... inputs from many others . Neuron Z , for example , receives inputs from X , Y , and others . If induction of LTP by stimulating the X - Z pathway facilitated not only the X - Z synapses but also the Y - Z synapses , then there would not ...
... inputs from many others . Neuron Z , for example , receives inputs from X , Y , and others . If induction of LTP by stimulating the X - Z pathway facilitated not only the X - Z synapses but also the Y - Z synapses , then there would not ...
Contents
Whats Love Got to Do with It? | 11 |
Souls on Ice | 22 |
Blood Sweat and Tears | 42 |
Copyright | |
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The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life Joseph Ledoux Limited preview - 1998 |
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