Joseph E. LeDoux discusses his book The Deep History of Ourselves.

(9/9/20) In his latest book “The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains” neuroscientist and Henry And Lucy Moses Professor of Science at NYU Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. Join us for a look at how nervous systems evolved in animals, how the brain developed and what exactly it means to be human in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.