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What is happening in the brain when we drink too much alcohol, get high on ecstasy or experience road rage? Emotion, says internationally acclaimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield, is the building block of consciousness. As our minds develop we create a personalized inner world based on our experiences. But during periods of intense emotion, such as anger, fear or euphoria, we can literally lose our mind, returning to the mental state we experienced as infants. Challenging many preconceived noti
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Susan Greenfield
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons; John Wiley
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780471399759
- Category
- psychology
- Subjects
- Psychology, Social Science, Science
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (193 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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