Joseph LeDoux

Sinopsis: En esta obra se investiga el origen de las emociones humanas y se explica que muchas de ellas forman parte de complejos sistemas neurológicos que hemos desarrollado para sobrevivir. Las emociones se originan en el cerebro a un nivel mucho mas pr

Renowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time This page turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new light on how nervous systems evolved in animals how the brain developed and what it means to be human

What 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 Golemans 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.

Anxiety is the most prevalent psychiatric problem of our time. Decades of research have gone into probing its mysteries and developing treatments. But what if weve been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way for all these years?This is the groundbreaking premise behind a wave of new research, led by the lab of renowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux. He believes that fear and anxiety are not innate states, simply waiting to be unleashed in the brain. Rather they are assembled experiences, and that has huge implications for patients. By mapping brain circuits, LeDoux explains the origins of anxiety disorders and reveals discoveries that can restore sufferers to normality. As impressive as it is timely, Anxious is a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge research revolutionising the way we treat our most pressing mental health issue.

[Anxious] helps to explain and prevent the kinds of debilitating anxieties all of us face in this increasingly stressful world. Daniel J. Levitin, author of The Organized Mind and This Is Your Brain On MusicA comprehensive and accessible exploration of anxiety, from a leading neuroscientist and the author of Synaptic SelfCollectively, anxiety disorders are our most prevalent psychiatric problem, affecting about forty million adults in the United States. In Anxious, Joseph LeDoux, whose NYU lab has been at the forefront of research efforts to understand and treat fear and anxiety, explains the range of these disorders, their origins, and discoveries that can restore sufferers to normalcy.LeDouxs groundbreaking premise is that weve been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way. These are not innate states waiting to be unleashed from the brain, but experiences that we assemble cognitively. Treatment of these problems must address both their conscious manifestations and underlying non-conscious processes. While knowledge about how the brain works will help us discover new drugs, LeDoux argues that the greatest breakthroughs may come from using brain research to help reshape psychotherapy.A major work on our most pressing mental health issue, Anxious explains the science behind fear and anxiety disorders.

Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A leading neuroscientist offers a history of the evolution of the brain from unicellular organisms to the complexity of animals and human beings todayRenowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. This page-turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new light on how nervous systems evolved in animals, how the brain developed, and what it means to be human.In The Deep History of Ourselves, LeDoux argues that the key to understanding human behavior lies in viewing evolution through the prism of the first living organisms. By tracking the chain of the evolutionary timeline he shows how even the earliest single-cell organisms had to solve the same problems we and our cells have to solve each day. Along the way, LeDoux explores our place in nature, how the evolution of nervous systems enhanced the ability of organisms to survive and thrive, and how the emergence of what we humans understand as consciousness made our greatest and most horrendous achievements as a species possible.

Après avoir mis en évidence le circuit neural de la peur, prise comme modèle pour étudier les bases neurales des émotions, dans The Emotional Brain, Joseph LeDoux poursuit dans Neurobiologie de la pe

In 1996 Joseph LeDouxs 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 profound story: how the little spaces between the neuronsthe brains synapsesare the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, and remember. Synapses encode the essence of personality, enabling each of us to function as a distinctive, integrated individual from moment to moment. Exploring the functioning of memory, the synaptic basis of mental illness and drug addiction, and the mechanism of self-awareness, Synaptic Self is a provocative and mind-expanding work that is destined to become a classic.

El renombrado neurocientífico Joseph LeDoux indaga en la historia natural de la vida en la tierra para brindar una nueva perspectiva sobre las similitudes entre nosotros y nuestros antepasados. Esta revision de la evolucion en la Tierra arroja nueva luz sobre como evolucionaron los sistemas nerviosos en los animales, como se desarrollo el cerebro y que significa ser humano.En Una historia natural de la humanidad, LeDoux sostiene que la clave para comprender el comportamiento humano radica en ver la evolucion a traves del prisma de los primeros organismos vivos. Al tiempo que rastrea la cadena evolutiva a lo largo de los años, muestra como incluso los primeros organismos unicelulares tuvieron que resolver los mismos problemas a los que nos seguimos enfrentando en nuestro dia a dia. Asimismo, LeDoux explora nuestro lugar en la naturaleza, como la evolucion de los sistemas nerviosos mejoro la capacidad de los organismos para sobrevivir y prosperar, y como el surgimiento de lo que los humanos entendemos como conciencia hizo posible nuestros mayores y mas horrendos logros como especie.