Ansia. Come il cervello ci aiuta a capirla

You could look at this book's title two ways. You could say that it is inaptly named, as over 3/5ths of the book don't even deal with the topic directly, and instead provide the needed background for you to understand the final fifth of the book, which does treat on the topic. Or, conversely, you co Leggi tutto

This book is way, way too difficult for undergraduates, and beyond most graduate students. It is really a very prolonged professional journal article. The first two chapters or so are excellent about our thinking in general. But these are followed by 200 pages of multiple arguments on why scientists Leggi tutto

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I remember being very excited about it when I began reading it but also to be very surprised at the low rating it had here on Goodreads. Reading people's comments and now having read the book myself have helped me to understand why it was, in myo opini Leggi tutto

I certainly agree with his key point - that the use of the word "fear" to describe both the non-conscious defence systems in the brain as well as the conscious emotion has led to a bit of a mess. You can basically get the whole point of the book in this article: https://www.cns.nyu.edu/ledoux/pdf/Le Leggi tutto

This book examines the neuroscience of anxiety, though psychology also makes a prominent appearance in the discussion – particularly toward the end of the book. It’s written by one of the top researchers in the field emotional neuroscience, though LeDoux discusses the work of other labs, comparing a Leggi tutto

Ja już tak mam z neuronauką i podejściem poznawczo-behawioralnym, że trudno mi się zachwycić. Mam poczucie, że ta książka spokojnie mogłaby miec 250 stron zamiast 550. Co do meritum, LeDoux przytacza bardzo ciekawe badania prowadzone z Gazzingą na grupie osób z rozszczepieniem mózgu. Gdy naukowcy pr Leggi tutto