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The Balanced Brain
- The Science of Mental Health
- Narrated by: Camilla Nord
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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The Balanced Brain
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There are many routes to mental wellbeing. In this ground-breaking book, neuroscientist Camilla Nord offers a fascinating tour of the scientific and technological developments that are revolutionizing the way we think about mental health, showing why and how events - and treatments - can affect people in such different ways.
In The Balanced Brain, Nord reveals how the small things we do to lift our mood during the course of a day - a piece of chocolate, a coffee, chatting to a friend - often work on the same pathways in our brain as the latest pharmacological treatments for mental health disorders. Whether they help us to manage pain, learn from experience or expend energy on the things that are important for our survival, these conscious actions are part of a complex self-regulating process that is unique to each individual and the constant backdrop to our everyday lives. With so many factors at play, there are more possibilities for recovery and resilience than we might think.
Critic reviews
Simply brilliant. This is science writing at its best. If you want to understand mental health - really understand it - read this book (Nichola Raihani)
Extremely relevant . . . a highly readable synthesis of the neuroscience underpinning mental health and its treatment (Simon Baron-Cohen)
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- Lucy Spain
- 01-10-23
Brilliant book - puts our brains & world in context
Learnt a lot listening - really enjoyed the way this book was intelligent and nuanced but also accessible. Helps make sense of so many things and experiences.
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- sonya
- 15-12-23
“Balanced” review on current state of mental health research
Not a very engaging read but it provides a very balanced perspective on modern day cognitive neuroscience and its relevance to mental health treatments without unnecessary hype or attempts to sell you anything.
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