This guy is an incredible science writer. I loved reading his book The Synaptic Self!
He writes clearly and succinctly, yet with enough detail to give one a decent, science-based, working knowledge of not only Woody's, but all our 2nd favorite organ (I thought it was the largest erotic organ, but anyways).
This article highlights the danger of the media and the half-assed job, no let's be honest here, the intentionally misleading job, they do regarding communicating scientific findings.
It also highlights a more appropriate view of thinking about how the brain works. It's not the simplistic, dualistic view reported by Pink, Opie & others from back in the last century, rather a lots more complicated, yet holistic view of the brain as a system of systems.
His discussion of fear is interesting not only from a perspective of the emotion, but also calling out GoreBore for accurately referring to scientific research in his work.
If you haven't yet read anything by Joseph LeDoux, then please accept my humble recommendations to do so, ASAP!
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