The emotional brain
by Joseph E. LeDoux · first published 1996
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…very cool field, in my opinion. Some good journals for your topic would be Journal of Affective Neuroscience, and Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. For books, I really enjoyed LeDoux's The Emotional Brain and Damasio's Looking for Spinoza. But the general neuropsych journals like Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology Review, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, The Clinical Neuropsychologist,…
on “What’s a fire and why does it burn? (2016)” ↗…they are the drivers for everything else. There is a lot of fascinating research/understanding going on in this domain which is worth studying. You might find the following two books interesting; 1) The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life by Joseph Ledoux. 2) How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett.
on “Why doesn't advice work?” ↗…(unfortunately), but you should basically engage in your vices. If you are curious or none of these resources suffice, you can also DM me at https://twitter.com/eating_entropy. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Emotional-Brain-Eliminating... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/Focusing-Eugene-T-Gendlin/dp/05532783... [3]: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Focusing-Practical-Emotional-Se... [4]: https://meditationstuff.wordpress.com/…
on “Hacking Habit Development with iOS Shortcuts” ↗I would recommend exploring Emotional Brain Training (EBT) [1]. Wired for Joy [2] and Spiral Up [3] are two related books on the subject. Find a therapist that works in this space to coach you through it. [1] https://www.ebtconnect.net/what_is_ebt…
on “Ask HN: How to not bring emotion from work back home?” ↗Every basic emotions researcher comes up with a different list. But most of the lists include some version of fear, anger, disgust, and joy (but not sadness). "Emotional Brain" by Joseph LeDoux, chapter 5 has more info on various lists. From the same book: James Averill, a major proponent of social constructivism, describes a behavior pattern, called “being a wild pig”, that…
on “The Science of Pixar's ‘Inside Out’” ↗…people like Antonio Damasio wanted to specifically find out/ bring out incidents from her life to buttress their opinion of fear being essential even to modern humans (he did say this in his book 'The Emotional Brain'). Of course, these scientists are also interested in the larger goal of understanding fear itself -- they have published a plenty of useful material -- but it also helps to know they have biases of their…
on “A woman who can't feel fear” ↗