Just Following Orders. Atrocities and the Brain Science of Obedience, Hardback

Throughout history, 'obeying orders' has caused the loss of countless lives. By combining recent studies in social and cognitive neuroscience with accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book explains the brain science behind obedience and how ordinary people can commit awful acts of violence. No background in neuroscience required.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author(s): Emilie A. (Universiteit Gent, Belgium) Caspar
• Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises
• Number of pages: 261
• Publication date: 2024
• Dimensions: 161 x 240 x 143
• Cover type: Hardback