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Love, Hate and the Brain: In the age of social media, climate change, COVID-19 and terrorism

  • emotionbrain
  • Categories:Biological Sciences
  • Language:French(Translation Services Available)
  • Publication date:October,2020
  • Pages:192
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  • Size:140mm×215mm
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  • Text Color:Black and white
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So what goes on in the mind of a Homo sapiens when a passionate love leads him into unreason and extravagance? Or when an animosity in him turns into a feeling of hatred?

Neuroscience is now shedding light on these two drives - love, hate - which are both essential cogs in our survival. They are ancestral neural processes that are still in demand and have remained very active.
Social networks also provide fertile ground for the expression of positive or negative emotions aroused by the events that make the news, such as demonstrations in favor of the protection of the planet, terrorist attacks and the covid pandemic. -19.

How, if necessary, to counteract these natural brain mechanisms? By seeking to understand them better and by focusing on empathy

Author

Michel Rochon is a scientific and medical journalist. For 30 years, he worked on several news teams at Radio-Canada, notably for the programs Découverte, Enquête, La Semaine verte and Le Téléjournal. He is now a lecturer in journalism at the University of Quebec in Montreal, speaker, host and… pianist.

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