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9%OFFGiovanni Frazzetto - How We Feel - 9780552778817 - V9780552778817
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How We Feel

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Description for How We Feel Paperback. What can a brain scan, or our reaction to a Caravaggio painting, reveal about the deep seat of guilt? How can reading Heidegger, or conducting experiments on rats, help us to cope with anxiety in the face of the world's economic crisis? This title takes us on a journey through our everyday lives and most common emotions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.

What can a brain scan, or our reaction to a Caravaggio painting, reveal about the deep seat of guilt?

How can reading Heidegger, or conducting experiments on rats, help us to cope with anxiety in the face of the world's economic crisis?

Can ancient remedies fight sadness more effectively than anti-depressants?

What does the neuroscience of acting tell us about how we feel empathy, and fall for an actor on stage?

What can writing poetry tell us about how joy works?

And how can a bizarre neurological syndrome or a Shakespearean sonnet explain love and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552778817
SKU
V9780552778817
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-27

About Giovanni Frazzetto
Giovanni Frazzetto was born and grew up in the south east of Sicily. In 1995, after high school, he moved to the UK to study science at University College London and in 2002 he received a PhD from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany. Since he was a student, he has worked and written on the relationship between ... Read more

Reviews for How We Feel
Engaging... very refreshing. His analogies and images when explaining the science are often illuminating and sometimes inspired
Henry Marsh
The Times
Intriguing... eye-opening. Frazzetto explains with admirable clarity
James McConnachie
The Sunday Times
Takes us on a journey through anger, anxiety, grief, joy, love - and underlines just how far science can now go ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for How We Feel


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