Selectively Shutting Down Human Emotion

I ran across an article briefly describing a woman suffering from Urbach-Wiethe disease (UWd). UWd leaves calcification within the amygdala and in this case subject lost all sense of fear (this case appears somewhat unique as people with UWd end of up with severe anxiety, other mood disorders, or psychosis).

This left me with a question is it possible to shut down emotions either in a targeted manner or in entirety?

Please note that I am not interested in pharmacological solutions to this question. Brain lesioning, genetic engineering, and the like are the intended targets of this question.

posted almost 5 years ago

Englishman Bob‭

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