For centuries, reason and emotion have been cast as rivals. From Plato’s charioteer trying to control wild horses of passion to the Enlightenment ideal of the rational thinker, Western culture has long celebrated logic as superior to feeling. Yet neuroscience tells a very different story. Far from clouding our judgment, emotions are essential for making sense of the world, shaping memory, guiding decisions, and sustaining motivation. Emotion as the Architect of Thought Antoni