The neuroscientific nuances that shape our emotional repertoire have deep roots in evolution, writes Brett Szmajda.
By simulating suffocation in subjects, U.S. researchers triggered the feeling of fear in people with damage to the brain’s amygdala, challenging theories that a functioning amygdala is necessary to fear.
Advances in neuroscience and technology could lead to the mind becoming the ultimate weapon.
China’s one-child policy has created a generation that is more pessimistic, neurotic and risk averse – while being less trusting, trustworthy, competitive and conscientious.
