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The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--And How You CA N Change Them Paperback - 2012
by Richard J. Davidson; Contribution by Sharon Begley
This long-awaited book by a pioneer in brain research offers a new model of our emotionsNtheir origins, their power, and their malleability.
Summary
What is your emotional fingerprint?
Why are some people so quick to recover from setbacks? Why are some so attuned to others that they seem psychic? Why are some people always up and others always down? In his thirty-year quest to answer these questions, pioneering neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson discovered that each of us has an Emotional Style, composed of Resilience, Outlook, Social Intuition, Self-Awareness, Sensitivity to Context, and Attention. Where we fall on these six continuums determines our own “emotional fingerprint.”
Sharing Dr. Davidson’s fascinating case histories and experiments, The Emotional Life of Your Brain offers a new model for treating conditions like autism and depression as it empowers us all to better understand ourselves—and live more meaningful lives.
Why are some people so quick to recover from setbacks? Why are some so attuned to others that they seem psychic? Why are some people always up and others always down? In his thirty-year quest to answer these questions, pioneering neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson discovered that each of us has an Emotional Style, composed of Resilience, Outlook, Social Intuition, Self-Awareness, Sensitivity to Context, and Attention. Where we fall on these six continuums determines our own “emotional fingerprint.”
Sharing Dr. Davidson’s fascinating case histories and experiments, The Emotional Life of Your Brain offers a new model for treating conditions like autism and depression as it empowers us all to better understand ourselves—and live more meaningful lives.
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- Title The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--And How You CA N Change Them
- Author Richard J. Davidson; Contribution by Sharon Begley
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Avery Publishing Group
- Date 2012-12-24
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780452298880 / 0452298881
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.34 x 0.67 in (20.27 x 13.56 x 1.70 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Emotions, Brain
- Dewey Decimal Code 152.4
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"What a gift from the world's leading neuroscientist who works on what makes life worth living. This is a must-read for everyone who is interested in positive psychology." -Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., author of Learned Optimism
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