New research shows that emotions have a separate system of nerve pathways, through the limbic system to the … - Robert E. Ornstein

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Nature is not the number-one mystery, I’ve learned. It’s the heart that takes top honors.

Robert E. Ornstein

New research shows that emotions have a separate system of nerve pathways, through the limbic system to the cortex, allowing emotional signals to avoid conscious control.

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