Domestic Violence Awareness Month
To further educate and inform during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Dr. R. Douglas Fields, Ph.D., renowned neuroscientist and an international authority on brain development offer his insights on Why We Snap—which is also the title of his book.
Sudden Acts of Violence
Recently, Dr. Fields joined AuthorBytes Café host Jordan Rich for a podcast to help listeners better understand the topic of violent behavior and aggression. In this podcast, Dr. Fields enlightens and educates Café listeners as to Why We Snap—the startling new science behind sudden acts of anger and violence. He goes on to encapsulate his book into three bytes or areas of this behavior listeners can recognize:
- First, what it means when we snap, the impulsiveness and how the brain is hard-wired to react. How does this type of behavior rise to the surface in, otherwise, normal people?
- Byte two discusses the cultural influences behind rage. How stress, gender, genes, and the environment greatly impact violent triggers and tendencies.
- Thirdly, the podcast delves into Dr. Fields thoughts and the science of identifying these triggers so we can better control them.
Learn More
Dr. Fields has published over 150 studies in scientific journals and books from his experimental research on the brain. His scientific research has been featured in newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, including the National Geographic, ABC News Nightline, NPR Morning Edition, and public television. In addition to his scientific research, Dr. Fields writes about neuroscience in several popular periodicals, including The Washington Post Magazine and Scientific American; he is also a regular online columnist for several well-read publications.
He’s written two science books for the general audience: The Other Brain and Why We Snap, about the neuroscience of sudden anger, aggression, and threat detection.
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