LA TRAMPA DE LA EMOCIÓN (THE EMOTION TRAP)

The Emotion Trap examines a cultural moment in which emotion is celebrated while reason is increasingly dismissed. We are encouraged to “feel more and think less, ” as if emotion alone could guide our personal, social, and political lives. Drawing on neuroscience, the book argues that what truly distinguishes us as humans is not emotion itself, but our ability to think beyond it. When emotionality is idealized without question, the prefrontal cortex—the system responsible for reflection, planning, impulse control, and sound decision-making—weakens, leaving us more vulnerable to confusion, manipulation, and collective disorder.