Every day we hear about rational, “normal” people snapping in a domestic dispute, barroom brawl, or road-rage attack. The right trigger in the right circumstances can unleash a fit of rage in almost anyone. Surprisingly, the same “rage circuits” can enable us to act heroically and altruistically before our conscious brain realizes what we are doing. A stranger dives into a frigid lake to save a drowning child … a soldier tackles a suicide bomber … a doctor dives under a bus to help a trapped accident victim. Why We Snap by Dr. Douglas Fields reveals the secrets of the rage circuit and how we can control it to reduce violence and harness it for the pursuit of social harmony in our troubled world. “I’ll do it tomorrow.” Right, but tomorrow never comes. There are many studies on the psychology of procrastination, but brain imaging is giving researchers neurological insight into procrastinators’ brains by revealing differences in brain … READ FULL POST
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Why do ordinary, healthy people inexplicably commit acts of HEROISM?Neuroscience explains the positive side of the brain’s rage circuit. -
Why do ordinary, healthy people inexplicably commit acts of VIOLENCE?Neuroscience explains the "rage circuit" and how individuals can control it.