Abigail Marsh quotThe Fear Factorquot

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Marsh, an associate professor of psychology at Georgetown, directs the university’s Laboratory on Social and Affective Neuroscience, which won the prestigious Cozzarelli Prize for its groundbreaking work on extraordinary altruism. Taking that research one step further, Marsh used fMRI to discover what happens in the brain to make some people respond empathetically to the fear of others while some remain indifferent. The answer, published here for the first time, lies in the amygdala, which controls the response to and memory of the emotions, especially fear. Combining her lab work with stories of both actual heroes and psychopathic patients, Marsh brings the science to life and shows how the amygdala affects everyday behavior. • Marsh will be in conversation with Barbara Bradley Hagerty, an award-winning NPR correspondent and the author of Life Reimagined. • http://www.politics-prose.com/book/97... • Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/ • Produced by Tom Warren

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