Joseph LeDoux: Emotion, Cognition, Consciousness, Behavior & Brain Evolution | #73

Nick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Joseph LeDoux, who runs a research lab at New York University. His research focuses on the neurobiology of emotion, memory and behavior and he has written several popular science books including, "The Deep History of Ourselves." They discuss: brain evolution; what is behavior?; what are emotion and cognition, and how are they intertwined; consciousness, language, and memory.

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