The Compassionate Brain
A Revolutionary Guide to Developing Your Intelligence to Its Full Potential
$42.91
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2006
Summary
Here is the ultimate explanation of the brain for everyone who thinks.
This book is a guide to how the brain works, how our brains came to operate the way they do, and, most important, how to use your precious gray matter to its full capacity.
The brain, according to current research, is not some kind of automatic machine that works independently of its user. In fact, the circuitry of the brain actually changes according to how one uses it. Our brains are continuously developi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590303306 |
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| ISBN-10: | 159030330X |
| Author: | Gerald Hüther, Gerald Hüther, PH.D. |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 176g |
| Dimensions: | 189mm x 153mm x 10mm |
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“The Compassionate Brain presents readers with a ‘user’s-manual’ for the brain, an evolutionary overview of its development and role in human culture, and a heartfelt plea for its intelligent and merciful use. This is the first of Hüther’s books to be translated into English. Let’s hope this fascinating and provocative treatise is not his last.” —Body and Soul
About The Author
Gerald Hüther
Gerald Hüther, PhD, is the head of the Department of Fundamental Neurobiological Research at the psychiatric clinic of Göttingen, Germany. His research concerns the effects of fear, stress, psychological addiction, and nourishment on the brain. The Compassionate Brain- How Empathy Creates Intelligence was the first of his numerous books to appear in English.
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