Abigail Marsh Books
Abigail Marsh is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on the social and emotional processes underlying empathy, altruism, and psychopathy.
Known for: The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
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The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
In this groundbreaking work, psychologist Abigail Marsh explores the science of fear and empathy, revealing how our capacity for altruism and compassion is deeply connected to the same neural systems that generate fear. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and real-life stories, Marsh examines the biological and evolutionary roots of kindness and cruelty, showing how understanding fear can illuminate the best and worst of human nature.
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The Science of Fear
Everything begins with the amygdala, a small almond-shaped structure buried deep within the brain. Neuroscientists have long known it as the center that detects danger and triggers our fight-or-flight response. Yet in my lab, while measuring brain activity during social decision-making, I began seei...
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Encounter with Altruism
Long before I became a scientist obsessed with moral emotion, I was a survivor of another person’s courage. A decade before this book was written, my car spun out of control on a highway in Los Angeles and collided violently. When the dust cleared, I realized I was trapped, terrified, and helpless. ...
From The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
About Abigail Marsh
Abigail Marsh is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on the social and emotional processes underlying empathy, altruism, and psychopathy. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field of social neuroscience.
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