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The Fear Factor
How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
Book • 2017
In 'The Fear Factor', Abigail Marsh delves into the neuroscience behind human kindness and cruelty by studying the brains of psychopaths and extreme altruists.
She reveals that the key to understanding these extremes lies in how our brains respond to others' fear, with altruists being more sensitive to fear and psychopaths less so.
The book offers insights into the evolutionary roots of altruism and how we can cultivate more compassionate behaviors.
She reveals that the key to understanding these extremes lies in how our brains respond to others' fear, with altruists being more sensitive to fear and psychopaths less so.
The book offers insights into the evolutionary roots of altruism and how we can cultivate more compassionate behaviors.
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Mentioned in 3 episodes
Mentioned by 
Chris Duffy
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How to see the humanity in everyone — even people you don’t like (w/ Abigail Marsh)
Mentioned by 
Abigail Marsh
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The neuroscience of extremes: Ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity | Abigail Marsh
Mentioned by
Abigail Marsh
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The neuroscience of extremes: Ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity | Abigail Marsh
Mentioned by Shankar Vedantam as a book written by
Abigail Marsh
Radical Kindness
Mentioned by 
Dan Harris
Can You Change Your Relationship With Fear? | Dr. Abigail Marsh
