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The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why

by Dean Burnett

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Neuroscientist Dean Burnett dives into the squishy science and bubbly feelings of what happiness meansThe pursuit of happiness is one of the most common and enduring quests of human life. It’s what drives us to get a job, fall in love, watch st... Read more

Neuroscientist Dean Burnett dives into the squishy science and bubbly feelings of what happiness means

The pursuit of happiness is one of the most common and enduring quests of human life. It’s what drives us to get a job, fall in love, watch stand-up comedy, have questionable obsessions and come home at the end of the day. But where does happiness come from, and why do we need it so much? Is lasting, permanent happiness possible―or should it be? And what does any of this have to do with the brain?

Dean Burnett, bestselling author of The Idiot Brain, combines cutting-edge theories of the science of emotions with interviews of dozens of people on the happiness scale, from relationship coaches to celebrity millionaires, in an attempt to unveil what makes our happy-dometer tick. Witty and perceptive, humorous and enlightening, in The Happy Brain Burnett explores a fascinating aspect of modern neuroscience and in the process discovers something about what it means to be human.

 

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Publication date May 29, 2018
Languageeng
ISBN9781443456302
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Dean Burnett
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Dr Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist and a stand-up comedian. He is based at the Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University. His Guardian Science blog, Brain F...

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