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邦訳：2010年・青土社。ヴァージニア工科大学銃乱射事件、「ハドソン川の奇跡」、大規模森林火災、雪山での遭難…死の危険が目前に迫るなか、冷静な判断で生きのびた人々の証言と脳神経科学の最新の成果から、生還の謎を解く。
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009. An acclaimed science journalist offers a riveting account of how people process extreme fear. Wise uses his adventures and draws on current brain research to weave an energetic tale of how the human spirit uses fear triumph in the face of challenges.
Full Description
Fear is a mysterious force. It sabotages our ability to think clearly and can drive us to blind panic, yet it can also give us superhuman speed, strength, and powers of perception. Having baffled mankind for ages, fear is now yielding its secrets to scientific inquiry. The simple model of "fight or flight" - that people respond to danger either by fleeing in terror or staying to fight through it - has been replaced by a more complex understanding of the fear response. Veteran science journalist Jeff Wise delves into the latest research to produce an astonishing portrait of the brain's hidden fear pathways. Wise, who writes the "I'll Try Anything" column for Popular Mechanics, favors a hands-on approach, volunteering to jump out of an airplane while wearing sensors and to endure a four-hour simulated missile attack on a Navy destroyer.
He returns with a tale that combines lucid explanations of brain dynamics with gripping, true-life stories of mortal danger: we watch a woman defend herself against a mountain lion attack in a remote canyon; we witness a couple desperately fighting to beat back an encircling wildfire; we see a pilot struggle to maintain control of his plane as its wing begins to detach. By understanding how and why these people responded the way they did, Wise argues, we can better arm ourselves against our own everyday fears. Full of amazing characters and cutting-edge science, Extreme Fear is an original and absorbing narrative that will force you to reconsider the limits of human potential.
Contents
The Mystery of Fear PART I: FEAR IS A PARALLEL MIND The Person that Fear Makes You Superhuman Losing It PART II: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL The Structure of Chaos Fear Itself In Love and War 'One of The Biggest Chokers of All Time' The Eyes of Others PART III: COUNTER-ATTACK Force of Will Steeling Yourself Hanging On Mastery A New Conception of Courage Notes on the Sources Bibliography
