SinceSeptember11,2001,NewYorkhasbecomethecenterofanewepidemicoffearandanxiety.TheHiddenFaceofFearrecountsthestudiesoftwooftheworld'sleadingexpertsonfearandmemory,JosephLeDouxandNobelPrizewinnerEricKandel,andthreeemblematicstoriesofpeoplesufferingfromPost-TraumaticStressDisorderandPanicDisorder,treatedbytheCenterfortheNeuroscienceofFearandAnxietyinNewYork.Thestudyofindividualcasehistoriesisthekeyforthenewscienceofmindtofindnewpsychologicalandbiologicalwaysofcopingwithfearandanxiety.