Extreme Fear
The Science of Your Mind in Danger
(Sprache: Englisch)
Fear is a mysterious force with the power to give us superhuman strength, but it can also shut down our nervous system, leaving us paralyzed and helpless. After baffling mankind for centuries, the latest science is overturning the simple model of "fight or...
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Fear is a mysterious force with the power to give us superhuman strength, but it can also shut down our nervous system, leaving us paralyzed and helpless. After baffling mankind for centuries, the latest science is overturning the simple model of "fight or flight" in favor of a more complex understanding of the fear response. Veteran science journalist Jeff Wise dives into the latest research to produce an astonishing portrait of the brain's hidden fear pathways. With tales of his own encounters with fear as well as others', Wise shows how we can better arm ourselves against everyday fears in an absorbing and instructive narrative.
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Fear is a mysterious force. It sabotages our ability to think clearly and can drive us to blind panic, yet it can also give us superhuman speed, strength, and powers of perception. Having baffled mankind for ages, fear is now yielding its secrets to scientific inquiry. The simple model of "fight or flight" - that people respond to danger either by fleeing in terror or staying to fight through it - has been replaced by a more complex understanding of the fear response.Veteran science journalist Jeff Wise delves into the latest research to produce an astonishing portrait of the brain's hidden fear pathways. Wise, who writes the "I'll Try Anything" column for Popular Mechanics , favors a hands-on approach, volunteering to jump out of an airplane while wearing sensors and to endure a four-hour simulated missile attack on a Navy destroyer. He returns with a tale that combines lucid explanations of brain dynamics with gripping, true-life stories of mortal danger: we watch a woman defend herself against a mountain lion attack in a remote canyon; we witness a couple desperately fighting to beat back an encircling wildfire; we see a pilot struggle to maintain control of his plane as its wing begins to detach. By understanding how and why these people responded the way they did, Wise argues, we can better arm ourselves against our own everyday fears.
Full of amazing characters and cutting-edge science, Extreme Fear is an original and absorbing narrative that will force you to reconsider the limits of human potential.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Extreme Fear “
The Mystery of Fear PART I: FEAR IS A PARALLEL MIND
The Person that Fear Makes You
Superhuman
Losing It
PART II: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL
The Structure of Chaos
Fear Itself
In Love and War
'One of The Biggest Chokers of All Time'
The Eyes of Others
PART III: COUNTER-ATTACK
Force of Will
Steeling Yourself
Hanging On
Mastery
A New Conception of Courage
Notes on the Sources
Bibliography
Autoren-Porträt von Jeff Wise
Jeff Wise ist Wissenschaftsjournalist, Abenteurer und Pilot. Unter anderem hat er für das New York Times Magazine , den Esquire und für National Geographic Adventure geschrieben. Er lebt in New York.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jeff Wise
- 2011, 256 Seiten, Maße: 23,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Education
- ISBN-10: 0230103480
- ISBN-13: 9780230103481
Sprache:
Englisch
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