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.
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Dean Burnett is een neurowetenschapper en docent psychiatrie, gevierd om zijn satirische wetenschapsrubriek in The Guardian en zijn internationaal geprezen boeken. Hij brengt zijn expertise op het gebied van neurowetenschappen en psychiatrie meesterlijk samen met humor en een talent voor verhalen vertellen. Zijn schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door scherpe observaties van het menselijk brein en gedrag, vaak onthuld door boeiende en toegankelijke uitleg. Burnett's werken duiken in de complexiteit van de geest met een uniek perspectief dat lezers niet alleen informeert, maar ook vermaakt en tot nadenken aanzet.
The Idiot Brain
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From the hugely popular Guardian science blogger, a surprising, funny and mind-bending examination of how and why the brain sabotages our behaviour.
The Happy Brain
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Neuroscientist Dean Burnett, author of the acclaimed The Idiot Brain, investigates the Science of Happiness. Or whether such a thing even exists.
Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It
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"Get up or you'll miss the best part of the day!" "You treat this place like a hotel.""Can you just put that phone down for one minute?!"After years of reliable performance, has something recently gone wrong with your parents? Do you find yourself stressed out, arguing about the most ridiculous things? Do you feel like you're processing the same world with entirely different brains? Would all of you like to fix things?There are hundreds of books for parents about how to deal with their teenagers. For the first time, doctor of brains and international bestselling author, Dean Burnett has written a book FOR teenagers to understand just what on earth is going on. From why parents are obsessed with tidiness, to why they won't let you get enough sleep and generally why they don't seem to get anything, this guide covers all the major parental malfunctions.By understanding the science behind where your parents are coming from, you'll know exactly how to troubleshoot conflict when it occurs and even fix it before it does.You'll never be able to remove arguments completely. But imagine what you'd be capable of if you weren't wasting all that time and energy arguing about tidying your room.