The Happy Brain
eBook - ePub

The Happy Brain

The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Happy Brain

The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why

About this book

'Funny, wise and absolutely fascinating.' Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to Hurt

***

Do you want to be happy?

If so - read on.

This book has all the answers*

In The Happy Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves deep into the inner workings of our minds to explore some fundamental questions about happiness. What does it actually mean to be happy? Where does it come from? And what, really, is the point of it? Forget searching for the secret of happiness through lifestyle fads or cod philosophy - Burnett reveals the often surprising truth behind what make us tick. From whether happiness really begins at home (spoiler alert: yes - sort of) to what love, sex, friendship, wealth, laughter and success actually do to our brains, this book offers a uniquely entertaining insight into what it means to be human.

*Not really. Sorry. But it does have some very interesting questions, and at least the occasional answer.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Landing Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1: Happiness in the Brain
  8. 2: There’s No Place Like Home
  9. 3: Working on the Brain
  10. 4: Happiness Is Other People
  11. 5: Love, Lust or Bust
  12. 6: You’ve Got to Laugh
  13. 7: The Dark Side of Happiness
  14. 8: Happiness Through the Ages
  15. Afterword
  16. Acknowledgements
  17. Index
  18. About the Author
  19. Copyright