How the Brain Evolved Emotions with Dr. Joe Ledoux

June 16, 2010
Host: Armand DiMele Guests: Dr. Joe Ledoux, Sherry Segal

Fear is not just a feeling but a hardwired survival circuit, and the brain acts on danger before the conscious mind even knows what is happening. Neuroscientist Dr. Joe Ledoux walks Armand through the amygdala’s two pathways, why emotional memories feel vivid but are often inaccurate, and why it is far easier for emotions to hijack thought than the other way around.

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