Emotional Brain

图书标准信息

• 作者 Joseph Ledoux 著
• 出版社 Little Brown UK via LBS
• 出版时间 1999-02
• ISBN 9780753806708
• 定价 112.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whathappensinourbrainstomakeusfeelfear,love,hate,anger,joy?dowecontrolouremotions,ordotheycontrolus?Doanimalshaveemotions?Howcantraumaticexperiencesinearlychildhoodinfluenceadultbehavior,eventhoughwehavenoconsciousmemoryofthem?InTheEmotionalBrain,JosephLeDouxinvestigatestheoriginsofhumanemotionsandexplainsthatmanyexistaspartofcomplexneuralsystemsthatevolvedtoenableustosurvive.Unlikeconsciousfeelings,emotionsoriginateinthebrainatamuchdeeperlevel,saysLeDoux,aleadingauthorityinthefieldofneuralscienceandoneoftheprincipalresearchersprofiledinDanielGoleman'sEmotionalIntelligence.Inthisprovocativebook,LeDouxexplorestheunderlyingbrainmechanismsresponsibleforouremotions,mechanismsthatareonlynowbeingrevealed.TheEmotionalBrainpresentssomefascinatingfindingsaboutourfamiliaryetlittleunderstoodemotions.Forexample,ourbrainscandetectdangerbeforeweevenexperiencethefeelingofbeingafraid.Thebrainalsobeginstoinitiatephysicalresponses(heartpalpitations,sweatypalms,muscletension)beforewebecomeawareofanassociatedfeelingoffear.Consciousfeelings,saysLeDoux,aresomewhatirrelevanttothewaytheemotionalbrainworks.Hepointsoutthatemotionalresponsesarehard-wiredintothebrain'scircuitry,butthethingsthatmakeusemotionalarelearnedthroughexperience.Andthismaybethekeytounderstanding,evenchanging,ouremotionalmakeup.Manycommonpsychiatricproblems-suchasphobiasorposttraumaticstressdisorder-involvemalfunctionsinthewayemotionsystemslearnandremember.Understandinghowthesemechanismsnormallyworkwillhaveimportantconsequencesforhowweviewourselvesandhowwetreatemotionaldisorders."...writtenbyoneoftheprincipalresearchersprofiledinDanielGoleman'sEmotionalIntelligence...exploreshowemotionsform."

【作者简介】

JosephLeDouxistheHenryandLucyMosesProfessorofScienceintheCenterforNeuralScienceatNewYorkUniversity.HehasbeenawardedbothaMeritAwardandaResearchScientistDevelopmentAwardfromtheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth,aswellasgrantsfromtheNationalScienceFoundationandtheAmericanHeartAssociation.HelivesinNewYorkCity.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.