The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life
- ISBN-10
- 0684836599
- ISBN-13
- 9780684836591
- Series
- The Emotional Brain
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-03-27
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Joseph LeDoux
Description
Examines emotions and psychological disorders from a biological perspective, analyzing what emotions are, how they operate in the brain, and how they influence everyday lives
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