Why We Snap: Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain - Rilegato

Fields, Douglas

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ISBN 10: 052595483X ISBN 13: 9780525954835

Casa editrice: Dutton, 2016

Riassunto

The startling new science behind sudden acts of violence committed by ordinary, sane people from a leading neurobiologist

According to R. Douglas Fields, PhD, we all have a rage circuit we can’t fully control once it is engaged. The daily headlines are filled with examples of otherwise rational people with no history of violence or mental illness suddenly snapping in a domestic dispute, barroom brawl, or road rage attack. We all wish to believe that we are in control of our actions, but the fact is, in certain circumstances we are not. Something in our environment can unexpectedly unleash an automatic and complex rage response.

Dr. Fields is an internationally recognized neurobiologist and authority on the brain and the cellular mechanisms of memory. He has spent years trying to understand the biological basis of rage and anomalous violence, and he has concluded that our culture’s understanding of the problem is based on an erroneous assumption: that rage attacks are the product of morally or mentally defective individuals, rather than a capacity that we all possess. The sad truth is that the right trigger in the right circumstance can unleash a fit of rage in almost anyone. And as Dr. Fields reveals and details for the first time, there are preciselynine triggers.

Fields shows that violent behavior is the result of the clash between our evolutionary hardwiring and triggers in our contemporary world. Our personal space is more crowded than ever, we get less sleep, and we just aren't as fit as our ancestors. We need to understand how the hardwiring works and how to recognize the nine triggers. With a totally new perspective, engaging narrative, and practical advice,Why We Snap uncovers the biological roots of the rage response and how we can protect ourselvesand others.

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&quotNeuroscientist Fields provides insight into the seemingly inexplicable... highly readable... a thoughtful and essential light on one of the darkest aspects of human behaviour." -Publishers Weekly

&quotNeurobiologist Fields offers a sensible, plainspoken guide to the all-too-common phenomenon of rage... [a] thoughtful and anecdotal examination... Fields timely exploration of sudden acts of violence is sure to inspire conversation." - Booklist

&quotThe interplay between conscious and unconscious cognition is not unfamiliar territory, as readers of Daniel Kahneman or Malcolm Gladwell will recognize, but Fields' personal experience adds a fresh viewpoint to an intriguing subject." - Kirkus Reviews

&quotA fusion of news, in-person interviews, and academic research, this book will appeal to readers of popular neuroscience and those seeking specific information on anger and rage." Library Journal

&quotThis book is a riveting journey into your brain s most mysterious, dangerous, and possibly redemptive territory. Douglas Fields guides us into the core of rage, and offers us a blueprint for understanding and perhaps remedying the explosions of violence that can mar our world and our lives." Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code

&quotDoug Fields explores the dark matter of the soul engrained in a the web of neurons in our brain. This is a superbly told investigation into the question of why we snap with urgent, useful implications for our personal lives as well as for the wider world. Everyone should know about the triggers of the rage circuit Doug Fields has defined." Daniela Schiller, PhD, Neuroscientist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

&quotA superb must-read for anyone hoping to understand the common neural roots of spontaneous acts of violence, rage, and, yes, heroism. The argument is both riveting and convincing; the implications are profound, from rethinking the relationship between violence and personal responsibility to possible ways to temper the 'snap' response." --Robert Burton, M.D. author of On Being Certain

L'autore:

R. Douglas Fields is senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He became head of the Neurocytology and Physiology Unit, NICHD in 1994 and chief of the Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section, NICHD in 2001. He is editor in chief of Neuron Glia Biology and a member of the editorial board of several other journals in the field of neuroscience. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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• Editore: Dutton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 052595483X
• ISBN 13: 9780525954835
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416