The Emotional Brain: Lost and Found in the Science of Emotion

Happy, sad, angry, glad—why do we cry when we’re ecstatic or mad? This book presents a fascinating look at the science of emotion. Emotions can be painful. After his father’s death from Covid, author Dean Burnett wondered what it would be like to live without emotion. He decided to study his feelings scientifically. He reveals why we follow our gut, whether the past was better, why doomscrolling is hard, how sad music can make us happier, why we can’t think straight when hungry, the purpose of nightmares, and why embarrassing memories are almost impossible to forget.

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