Anxious: Using the Brain to Understan...
Joseph LeDoux"A rigorous, in-depth guide to the history, philosophy, and scientific exploration of this widespread emotional state . . . [LeDoux] offers a magisterial review of the role of mind and brain in the generation of unconscious defen...
Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become ...
Joseph LeDouxIn 1996 Joseph LeDoux's The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more...
The Deep History of Ourselves: The Fo...
Joseph LeDouxLonglisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\r\n\r\n A leading neuroscientist offers a history of the evolution of the brain from unicellular organisms to the complexity of animals and human beings today\r\n\r\nRe...
The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious U...
Joseph LeDouxWhat 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 thou...