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The Balanced Brain

The Science of Mental Health

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The Balanced Brain

By: Camilla Nord
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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.

©2023 Camilla Nord (P)2023 Penguin Audio Biological Sciences Mental Health Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Human Brain

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)
This excellent book is a breath of fresh air . . . anyone reading it will come away with a kinder, better understanding of themselves. A clear-thinking tour of the latest research from a leading mental health scientist and an accessible exploration of how our bodies and minds make us feel the way we do - for better or worse (Lucy Foulkes)

Extremely relevant . . . a highly readable synthesis of the neuroscience underpinning mental health and its treatment (Simon Baron-Cohen)

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Thought-provoking writing

I liked how she explains and show thr intersection of mental and physical health or ill health based on scientific yet sociocultural factors.

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Annoying narration.

I thought the author would read it well. But it was wooden and I’m having a very hard time listening to it

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