The science of fear : why we fear the things we shouldn't-- and put ourselves in greater danger / Daniel Gardner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Dutton, c2008.Description: 339 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0525950621 : HRD
  • 9780525950622
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.4/6 22
LOC classification:
  • BF575.F2 G37 2008
Contents:
Prehistoric refugee -- Of two minds -- The death of homo economicus -- The emotional brain -- A story about numbers -- The herd senses danger -- Fear Inc. -- All the fear that's fit to print -- Crime and perception -- The chemistry of fear -- Terrified of terrorism -- There's never been a better time to be alive.
Summary: An analysis of the scientific causes of irrational fear offers insight into the brain's role in causing people to experience and react to fear, in a report that explains how heightened fear in the post-9/11 world is dangerously intersecting with biologically driven responses.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-328) and index.

Prehistoric refugee -- Of two minds -- The death of homo economicus -- The emotional brain -- A story about numbers -- The herd senses danger -- Fear Inc. -- All the fear that's fit to print -- Crime and perception -- The chemistry of fear -- Terrified of terrorism -- There's never been a better time to be alive.

An analysis of the scientific causes of irrational fear offers insight into the brain's role in causing people to experience and react to fear, in a report that explains how heightened fear in the post-9/11 world is dangerously intersecting with biologically driven responses.

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