After losing his dad, a neuroscientist goes on a journey of discovery into where our emotions come from, what purpose they serve, and why they make us feel the way they do.
Dean Burnett Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Dean Burnett è un neuroscienziato e docente di psichiatria, celebrato per la sua rubrica satirica scientifica su The Guardian e per i suoi libri acclamati a livello internazionale. Fonde magistralmente la sua esperienza in neuroscienze e psichiatria con umorismo e un talento per la narrazione. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da acute osservazioni sul cervello e sul comportamento umano, spesso rivelate attraverso spiegazioni coinvolgenti e accessibili. Le opere di Burnett approfondiscono le complessità della mente con una prospettiva unica che non solo informa, ma anche intrattiene e stimola la riflessione nei lettori.
Psycho-Logical
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
One in four people experience a mental health problem each year, with depression and anxiety alone afflicting over 500 million people.Why are these conditions so widespread?
Why Your Parents Are Hung-Up on Your Phone and What To Do About It
- 464pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
Exploring the generational divide over technology, this insightful book by brain scientist Dean Burnett addresses the common conflicts between parents and children regarding phone usage. With humor and expertise, he explains the complexities of social media and gaming, highlighting both their positive and negative impacts on mental health. Burnett aims to foster understanding, offering strategies to bridge the communication gap and reduce arguments, ultimately suggesting that screens should not be a source of contention in family life.
The Happy Brain
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Neuroscientist Dean Burnett, author of the acclaimed The Idiot Brain, investigates the Science of Happiness. Or whether such a thing even exists.
Why do you lose arguments with people who know MUCH LESS than you? Why can you recognise that woman, from that thing . . . but can't remember her name? And why, after your last break-up, did you find yourself in the foetal position on the sofa for days, moving only to wipe the snot and tears haphazardly from your face? Here's why: the idiot brain. For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganised. For example, your memory is egotistical. No, really. Conspiracy theories and superstitions are the inevitable effects of a healthy brain. And alcohol can actually improve your memory.** In The Idiot Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett tours our mysterious and mischievous grey (and white) matter. Along the way he explains the human brain's imperfections in all their glory and how these influence everything we say, do and experience. Expertly researched and entertainingly written, this book is for anyone who has wondered why their brain appears to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to. **Editor's note: please read the book before testing this conclusion.