The Grieving Brain : The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor

NPR SciFri Book Club PickNext Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022"Behavioral ScientistA?Notable Books of 2022A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and learning. InA?The Grieving Brain, neuroscientist and psychologist Mary-Frances O?_TConnor,A?PhD, gives us a fascinating new window into one of the hallmark experiences of being human. O?_TConnor has devoted decades to researching the effects of grief on the brain, and in this book, she makes cutting-edge neuroscience accessibleA?through her contagious enthusiasm,A?and guides us through how weA?encodeA?love and grief. With love, our neurons help us form attachments to others; but, with loss, ourA?brain must come to terms withA?where our loved ones went, or how to imagine a futureA?without them.A?The Grieving BrainA?addresses:Why it?_Ts so hard to understand that a loved one has died and is gone foreverWhy grief causes so many emotions?_"sadness, anger, blame, guilt, and yearningWhy grieving takes so longThe distinction between grief and prolonged griefWhy we ruminate so much after we lose a loved oneHow we go about restoring a meaningful life while grievingBased on O?_TConnor?_Ts own trailblazing neuroimaging work, research in the field, and her real-life stories,A?The Grieving BrainA?combines storytelling, accessible science, and practical knowledge that will help us better understand what happens when we grieve and how to navigate loss with more ease and grace.A?
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