How to retrain our brain to improve our emotional behaviour, by a pioneering neuroscientist.

How to retrain our brain to improve our emotional behaviour by pioneering neuroscientist

In this spine-tingling journey through the hills of the Himalayas and the circuitry of your brain, visionary neuroscientist Richard Davidson uncovers deep and practical insights into humanity's oldest questions. Who are we as individuals? What are the origins of our minds? How do we find peace and cultivate greater kindness for all? Weaving together the latest neuroscience of brain plasticity and emotion and the timeless wisdom of Buddhist thought, The Emotional Life of your Brain will lead you to answers to these questions, and leave you inspired by science and the promise of change for the better.

Vorwort
How to retrain our brain to improve our emotional behaviour, by a pioneering neuroscientist.

Autorentext
Sharon Begley is the author of Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain, which was published in 2007, was on The New York Times extended list, and Amazon's bestsellers lists, and has been sold in 16 countries. Sharon is the acclaimed Science Editor and columnist at Newsweek. Professor Richard Davidson was the first to identify the science of emotion. He is hailed everywhere from The New York Times to The New Scientist and by everyone from Daniel Goleman to Deepak Chopra and Ruby Wax. He heads up the psychology lab at the University of Wisconsin.

Klappentext
The first book to identify the science of emotion and the brain's ability to change, combining strong practical elements with questionnaires and exercises to help readers identify their own, and other's emotional styles. The most significant book on emotional behaviour since Daniel Goleman's bestselling "Emotional Intelligence", over 16 years ago.

Zusammenfassung
How to retrain our brain to improve our emotional behaviour, by a pioneering neuroscientist.