Your Brain Is Not the Source of Fear

Your Brain Is Not the 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.

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