Joy, guilt, anger, love
Subtitle: what neuroscience can-- and can't-- tell us about how we feel
By: Giovanni Frazzetto
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780143123095
Subjects: Neurosciences; Emotions
Work titles: How we feel
Description: "Is science ever enough to explain why we feel the way we feel? In this engaging account, renowned neuroscientist Giovanni Frazzetto blends cutting-edge scientific research with personal stories to reveal how our brains generate our emotions. He demonstrates that while modern science has expanded our knowledge, investigating art, literature, and philosophy is equally crucial to unraveling the brain's secrets. What can a brain scan, or our reaction to a Caravaggio painting, reveal about the deep seat of guilt? Can ancient remedies fight sadness more effectively than antidepressants? What can writing poetry tell us about how joy works? Structured in seven chapters encompassing common human emotions-anger, guilt, anxiety, grief, empathy, joy, and love-Joy, Guilt, Anger, Love offers a way of thinking about science and art that will help us to more fully understand ourselves and how we feel"--
Notes: "First published in Great Britain as 'How we feel' by Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, 2013"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Anger : hot eruptions; title: Guilt : an indelible stain; title: Anxiety : fear of the unknown; title: Grief : presence in the absence; title: Empathy : the truth behind the curtains; title: Joy : fragments of bliss; title: Love : syndromes and sonnets.