Dean Burnett, author of "Happy Brain" (BS 149)

Dean Burnett (Click to play interview) Dr. Dean Burnett from Cardiff Wales enjoys sharing neuroscience with his unique sense of humor. In his first book Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up, he debunked several myths about the power of the human brain. In his new book Happy Brain: Where Happiness Comes From, and Why Burnett takes us beyond oversimplifications, such as “dopamine causes happiness,” and explores the complex role that things like humor and fame play in our lives. This is an episode for listeners of all backgrounds. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript [Buy for $2] [Free for Premium and Patreon supporters]Premium Subscribers have unlimited access to ALL old episodes and transcripts, as well as extra content for selected episodes. You also get ad-free versions of newer episodes.New episodes of Brain Science are ALWAYS FREE. The most recent 50 episodes are also free. See the individual show notes for links to the audio files.
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