Telecharger des livres electroniques The Fear Factor: How One
Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
By Abigail Marsh
"At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down
her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had
available to get what she wanted, like all children. But unlike other children, she
didn't care about the damage she inflicted. A few miles away, Lenny Skutnik cared so
much about others that he jumped into an ice-cold river to save a drowning woman.
What is responsible for the extremes of generosity and cruelty humans are capable
of? By putting psychopathic children and extreme altruists in an fMRI, acclaimed
psychologist Abigail Marsh found that the answer lies in how our brain responds to
others' fear. While the brain's amygdala makes most of us hardwired for good, its
variations can explain heroic and psychopathic behavior. A path-breaking read, The
Fear Factor is essential for anyone seeking to understand the heights and depths of
human nature"--
