Huther, Gerald

The Compassionate Brain: How Empathy Creates Intelligence

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ISBN 13:
9781590303306
author:
Huther, Gerald
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Shambhala Publications Inc
language:
English
Publication Year:
2006
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
155 mm X 188 mm
Genre:
Intelligence
Condition:
New
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£15.46

Description

The Compassionate Brain: A Revolutionary Guide to Developing Your Intelligence to Its Full Potential by Gerald Hüther, Ph.D. Discover how your brain works and how you can use it to its full capacity. According to current research, the brain is not an automatic machine, but a dynamic system that changes according to how you use it. The circuitry of the brain adapts as you think, learn, and behave, influencing your behavior and ultimately shaping your intelligence. Gerald Hüther takes us on a fascinating journey through the development of the brain, from simple organisms to humans, showing how our thoughts and actions affect our brain capacity. He reveals that the key to unlocking our full potential lies in balancing emotion and intellect, dependence and autonomy, openness and focus. By understanding this balance, you can cultivate virtues such as truthfulness, considerateness, sincerity, humility, and love. This book offers a user-friendly approach to understanding the brain and its role in human development. With a minimum of technical language, Hüther's guide is both humorous and engaging, yet profound in its message about the fundamental nature of our brains and nervous systems.

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