Your Brain Is Not the Source of Fear

About this episode

This episode challenges the common belief that the brain is the sole source of fear.

Our usual thinking is to pin the cause of the fear on the brain. So we say “we feel fear because x area of the brain activates. If it didn’t activate, we wouldn’t feel fear. It’s because of my brain” How can your brain “cause” fear? How can a squidgy lump of flesh cause fear? This is a snippet from my Wednesday 8th April episode, The Limits of Brain Science. Episode category: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/41de4d4f-0232-4c5d-bb84-436add43f6f9 Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

People in this episode

Host: Ross Edwards

Topics covered

• fear
• brain science
• psychology
• self-awareness
• emotional response

Keywords

• fear
• brain
• psychology
• emotions
• neuroscience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Limits of Brain Science

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