Casey Schwartz reviews Joseph LeDoux's new book, Anxious, in New York magazine.
"If this is the age of anxiety, LeDoux is our Lewis and our Clark: It was LeDoux who laid down the first map of what is called the brain’s 'fear circuit,' the regions — centered on the amygdala and its adjacent structures — that together give rise to our ability to respond to threats and danger. But with his new book, he wants to redraw that map...."
LeDoux visits Albany next week. More about his visit: http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/ledoux_joseph16.html#.V-QMe01kDs0
More from Schwartz's review in New York: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/07/everybody-misunderstanding-fear-and-anxiety.html
