Anxiety is fascinating and something I've dealt with my entire life. New York University Professor, Neuroscientist, and Bestselling Author Dr. Joseph LeDoux, explains why the amygdala may not be the fear center of the brain, anxiety vs. fear, and a three-part construction for how to deal with anxiety which differs from the traditional anti-anxiety therapies. Who is Dr. Joseph LeDoux?  Joseph LeDoux is the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at NYU in the Center for Neural Science, and he directs the Emotional Brain Institute of NYU and the Nathan Kline Institute. He also a Professor of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical School.  His work is focused on the brain mechanisms of memory and emotion and he is the author of The Emotional Brain, Synaptic Self, and Anxious. LeDoux has received a number of awards, including William James Award from the Association for Psychological Science, the Karl Spencer Lashley Award from the American Philosophical Society, the Fyssen International Prize in Cognitive Science, Jean Louis Signoret Prize of the IPSEN Foundation, the Santiago Grisolia Prize, the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, and the American Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award.  His book Anxious received the 2016 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association. LeDoux is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band, The Amygdaloids and performs with Colin Dempsey as the acoustic duo So We Are. Highlights [5:40] Anxiety vs. Fear [7:50] The role of the amygdala [18:48] Studying split brains [28:56] The set point of anxiety [43:33] Understanding consciousness Resources Anxious by Joseph LeDoux https://amzn.to/2II8Imy The Deep History of Ourselves https://amzn.to/3f4AB4p Synaptic Self https://amzn.to/2IyFTJO The Emotional Brain https://amzn.to/3f7vobT Sponsors SaunaSpace SaunaSpace products have been designed from the ground up for the ultimate near infrared sauna therapy experience. Sleek, minimalist design. Safe, comfortable, beautiful. And one of the things that I have running almost consistently in the morning is my Sauna Space Photon Light. And that light is something that I meditate in front of. I used to heal myself faster post workouts, and sometimes I just throw it in front of my face, because it feels freakin’ good.  And so the guys over at Sauna Space are just truly awesome. We’ve had Brian Richards on the show before talking about Sauna Space technologies and products, and he provided us a discount for all Decoding Superhuman listeners by using the code BOOMER, you get 5% off your order.  Somavedic  Somavedic is a functional and broadly accessible frequency therapy device harmonizing the negative effects of EMF on our bodies by leveraging the principle of controlled release of energy from minerals, combining an Eastern medicine approach with frequency therapy technology.  That may sound a little out there, but there’s been a lot of research validating the properties of minerals and the effect of their specific vibrations on the ambient environment and the human body — not to mention the thousands of years that humans have used crystals for a variety of purposes.  If you want to try it out yourself, you can get 10% off using the promo code BOOMER at somavedic.com. Continue Your High Performance Journey with Joseph LeDoux Website https://joseph-ledoux.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.ledoux Twitter https://twitter.com/theamygdaloid Disclaimer  This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a