About the book
Psychologist Abigail Marsh argues that humans are wired to be good, and that the gap between cruelty and generosity lies in how the brain responds to other people's fear. She sets two cases side by side: Amber, a fourteen-year-old who had killed her guinea pig and threatened to set fire to her home without caring about the harm, and Lenny Skutnik, who leapt into a freezing river to rescue a woman who was drowning. Marsh used fMRI scans of extreme altruists and of psychopathic children, and traced the difference to the amygdala, whose variations help account for both heroic and psychopathic behavior. The result is a study of the range of human nature, built on case studies from both extremes.
Adam Grant, author of Originals, endorsed it, praising Marsh's lively writing and her command of the science.
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Adam Grant (Author/Originals)
Let Abigail Marsh guide you on a riveting ride through your own brain. With lively writing and an impressive command of science, she shows how sensitivity to fear can be both a weapon of evil and a force for good.
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