The Happy Brain
The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
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Dean Burnett
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Do you want to be happy?
If so - listen. This audiobook has all the answers!
Not really. Sorry. But it does have some very interesting questions and at least the occasional answer.
The enthusiasm for and expectation of happiness are so widespread today that fundamental questions about it are often overlooked. For starters, the most basic question of all: where does happiness come from? Is it your brain - a mere concoction of chemicals or network of neurons? Is it in fact your gut? (Spoiler alert: yes. Sort of) Or is it external? Is it love or sex or money or success? And what are these doing to our brains anyway?
In The Happy Brain, Neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves into our most private selves to investigate what causes happiness, where it comes from and why we are so desperate to hang on to it. The questions he raises are ones we so rarely ask today, but they address a major part of what it means to be a modern-day human.
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The Self Illusion provides a fascinating examination of how the latest science shows that our individual concept of a self is in fact an illusion. Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body is compelling and inescapable. But that sovereignty of the self is increasingly under threat from science as our understanding of the brain advances.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De David R Pinsof en 05-10-12
De: Bruce Hood
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Riveted
- The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe
- De: Jim Davies
- Narrado por: Matthew Josdal
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 62
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Professor Jim Davies's fascinating and highly accessible book, Riveted, reveals the evolutionary underpinnings of why we find things compelling. Drawing on work from philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, psychology, economics, computer science, and biology, Davies offers a comprehensive explanation to show that in spite of the differences between the many things that we find compelling, they have similar effects on our minds and brains.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun and excellent listen!
- De Alejandro Franco en 04-13-18
De: Jim Davies
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The Upside of Your Dark Side
- Why Being Your Whole Self - Not Just Your "Good" Self - Drives Success and Fulfillment
- De: Todd Kashdan, Robert Biswas-Diener
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 8 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 790
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 684
In The Upside of Your Dark Side, two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness, kindness, and positivity can take us far, they cannot take us all the way. Sometimes, they can even hold us back. Emotions like anger, anxiety, or doubt might be uncomfortable, but it turns out that they are also incredibly useful.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring and learned nothing
- De Taryn en 07-25-16
De: Todd Kashdan, y otros
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Life Unlocked
- 7 Revolutionary Lessons to Overcome Fear
- De: Srinivasan S. Pillay MD
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Both our conscious and more deeply embedded fears act as saboteurs in our lives, influencing us to make "safe" choices and limiting our ability to live happy, fulfilling lives. But imagine if you could learn how to take control of your brain’s instinctive response to danger. In Life Unlocked, Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Srinivasan Pillay draws from cutting-edge research in neuroscience to show you how to do just this: to move past fear and unlock the potential of your life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating science in brain biology
- De Lesley Quick en 09-23-15
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The Psychopath Inside
- A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
- De: James Fallon
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 595
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The memoir of a neuroscientist whose research led him to a bizarre personal discovery, James Fallon had spent an entire career studying how our brains affect our behavior when his research suddenly turned personal. While studying brain scans of several family members, he discovered that one perfectly matched a pattern he’d found in the brains of serial killers. This meant one of two things: Either his family’s scans had been mixed up with those of felons or someone in his family was a psychopath.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining story with some quick neuroscience
- De smarmer en 09-21-14
De: James Fallon
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Born for Love
- Why Empathy Is Essential - and Endangered
- De: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrado por: Corey M. Snow
- Duración: 11 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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From birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection - a bond made possible by empathy, the remarkable ability to love and to share the feelings of others. In this unforgettable book, award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz and renowned child psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry explain how empathy develops, why it is essential both to human happiness and for a functional society, and how it is threatened in a modern world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Born for Love is a Rallying Call for Caring and Cry for Help
- De Jeffrey Olsen en 09-24-18
De: Bruce D. Perry, y otros
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A User's Guide to the Brain
- Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain
- De: John J. Ratey
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 102
John Ratey, best-selling author and clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, lucidly explains the human brain's workings, and paves the way for a better understanding of how the brain affects who we are. Ratey provides insight into the basic structure and chemistry of the brain, and demonstrates how its systems shape our perceptions, emotions, and behavior. By giving us a greater understanding of how the brain responds to the guidance of its user, he provides us with knowledge that can enable us to improve our lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, mediocre narration
- De Dr. B en 09-25-18
De: John J. Ratey
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The Depths
- The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic
- De: Jonathan Rottenberg
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 4 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Nearly every depressed person is assured by doctors, well-meaning friends and family, the media, and ubiquitous advertisements that the underlying problem is a chemical imbalance. Such a simple defect should be fixable, yet despite all of the resources that have been devoted to finding a pharmacological solution, depression remains stubbornly widespread. Why are we losing this fight?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great read for understanding
- De Adam en 02-04-15
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Ha!
- The Science of When We Laugh and Why
- De: Scott Weems
- Narrado por: Kalen Allmandinger
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 130
Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there a way to figure out what we really find funnyand why? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what’s happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. While we typically think of humor in terms of jokes or comic timing, in Ha! Weems proposes a provocative new model.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good place to start in the study of humor
- De Amazon Customer en 05-26-17
De: Scott Weems
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Men Chase, Women Choose
- The Neuroscience of Meeting, Dating, Losing Your Mind, and Finding True Love
- De: Dawn Maslar
- Narrado por: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Men Chase, Women Choose is the first book to offer cutting-edge research that explains how the brain works when two people first meet, start to date, fall in love, and then move into real long-term love. Maslar's unique approach brings together the latest and most relevant neurological, physiological, and biochemical research on the science of love while incorporating stories and examples of composite characters based on participants of her popular classes and seminars.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Kittenheels en 11-18-18
De: Dawn Maslar
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Before You Know It
- The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
- De: John Bargh PhD
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 129
For more than three decades, Dr. John Bargh has been responsible for the revolutionary research into the unconscious mind, research that informed best sellers like Blink and Thinking Fast and Slow. Now, in what Dr. John Gottman said "will be the most important and exciting book in psychology that has been written in the past 20 years", Dr. Bargh takes us on an entertaining and enlightening tour of the forces that affect everyday behavior while transforming our understanding of ourselves in profound ways.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Political jab
- De Brad en 10-20-17
De: John Bargh PhD
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Love Understood
- The Science of Who, How and Why We Love
- De: Laura Mucha
- Narrado por: Laura Mucha
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Poets, philosophers and artists have been trying to explain romantic love for centuries, but it remains one of the most complex and intimidating terrains to navigate. Most people are afraid to be open and honest about their relationships...until now. For Love Understood, Laura Mucha has interviewed hundreds of strangers, from the ages of 8 to 95 in more than 40 countries, asking them to share their most personal stories, feelings and insights about love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, informative, and thought provoking
- De James en 03-05-19
De: Laura Mucha
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Curious?
- De: Todd Kashdan
- Narrado por: Todd Kashdan
- Duración: 6 h y 4 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Dead cats. That's the image many people conjure up when you mention curiosity. An image perpetuated by a dusty old proverb that has long represented the extent of our understanding of the term. This book might not put the proverb to rest, but it will flip it upside down: far from killing anything, curiosity breathes new life into almost everything it touches.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transformative & Engaging
- De Hans en 04-29-09
De: Todd Kashdan
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Mating Intelligence Unleashed
- The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love
- De: Scott Barry Kaufman PhD., Glenn Geher PhD., Helen Fisher PhD. - foreword
- Narrado por: Bernard Setaro Clark
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
Psychologists often paint a picture of human mating as visceral, instinctual. But that's not the whole story. In courtship and display, sexual competition and rivalry, we are also guided by what Glenn Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman call Mating Intelligence - a range of mental abilities that have evolved to help us find the right partner. Mating Intelligence is at work in our efforts to form, maintain, and end relationships. It guides us in flirtation, foreplay, copulation, finding and choosing a mate, and many other behaviors.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Tedious with the gems buried deep within
- De Matt J en 09-26-15
De: Scott Barry Kaufman PhD., y otros
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The Mind Club
- Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters
- De: Daniel M. Wegner, Kurt Gray
- Narrado por: David Marantz
- Duración: 9 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 759
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 669
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 672
Nothing seems more real than the minds of other people. When you consider what your boss is thinking or whether your spouse is happy, you are admitting them into the "mind club". It's easy to assume other humans can think and feel, but what about a cow, a computer, a corporation? What kinds of minds do they have? Daniel M. Wegner and Kurt Gray are award-winning psychologists who have discovered that minds - while incredibly important - are a matter of perception.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who is the self in me? Am I part of something bigger?
- De Philomath en 03-24-16
De: Daniel M. Wegner, y otros
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Suspicious Minds
- How Culture Shapes Madness
- De: Joel Gold, Ian Gold
- Narrado por: Joel Gold, Ian Gold
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 103
Mr. A. was admitted to Dr. Joel Gold’s inpatient unit at Bellevue Hospital in 2002. He was, he said, being filmed constantly, and his life was being broadcast around the world "like The Truman Show" - the 1998 film depicting a man who is unknowingly living out his life as the star of a popular soap opera. Over the next few years, Gold saw a number of patients suffering from what he and his brother, Dr. Ian Gold, began calling the "Truman Show Delusion," launching them on a quest to understand the nature of this particular phenomenon and the nature of madness itself.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing
- De L. K. en 04-18-16
De: Joel Gold, y otros
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Bozo Sapiens
- Why to Err Is Human
- De: Michael Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
Our species, it appears, is hardwired to get things wrong in myriad different ways. Why did recipients of a loan offer accept a higher rate of interest when a pretty woman's face was printed on the flyer? Why did one poll on immigration find the most despised aliens were ones from a group that did not exist? What made four of the Air Force's best pilots fly their planes, in formation, straight into the ground?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A tour de force
- De Ivan en 07-05-11
De: Michael Kaplan, y otros