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The Emotional Brain by Joseph LeDoux — WisdomDeck honest review

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The Emotional Brain

by Joseph LeDoux

The classic on the amygdala and fear circuits: the low road and high road, why fear is fast and reason slow. Foundational and readable.

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you want the science behind the amygdala hijack.

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you want applied anxiety help.

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Three things you will actually use

Fear is fast.
Reason is slow.
Know your circuits.

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Read the chapter on the low road.

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The amygdala classic.

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