The Compassionate Brain: A Revolutionary Guide to Developing Your Intelligence to Its Full Potential

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Gerald Hüther, Ph.D.

The Compassionate Brain

A Revolutionary Guide to Developing Your Intelligence to Its Full Potential

Gerald Hüther, Ph.D.

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Shambhala Publications Inc
13 June 2006

Intelligence & reasoning

Here is the ultimate explanation of the brain for everyone who thinks!

Here is the ultimate explanation of the brain for everyone who thinks- a guide to how the brain works, how our brains came to operate the way they do, and, most important, how to use your precious gray matter to its full capacity.

The brain, according to current research, is not some kind of automatic machine that works independently of its user. In fact, the circuitry of the brain actually changes according to how one uses it. Our brains are continuously developing new capacities and refinements-or losing them, depending upon how we use them. Gerald H ther takes us on a fascinating tour of the brain's development-from one-celled organisms to worms, moles, apes, and on to us humans-showing how we truly are what we think- our behavior directly affects our brain capacity. And the behavior that promotes the fullest development of the brain is behavior that balances emotion and intellect, dependence and autonomy, openness and focus, and ultimately expresses itself in such virtues as truthfulness, considerateness, sincerity, humility, and love.

H ther's user's-manual approach is humorous and engaging, with a minimum of technical language, yet the book's message is profound- the fundamental nature of our brains and nervous systems naturally leads to our continued growth in intelligence and humanity.

By: Gerald Hüther Ph.D.
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 189mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9781590303306
ISBN 10: 159030330X
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 13 June 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gerald H ther, PhD, isthehead of the Department of Fundamental Neurobiological Research at the psychiatric clinic of G ttingen, Germany. His research concerns the effects of fear, stress, psychological addiction, and nourishment on the brain. The Compassionate Brain- How Empathy Creates Intelligence was the first of his numerous books to appear in English.

Reviews for The Compassionate Brain: A Revolutionary Guide to Developing Your Intelligence to Its Full Potential

The Compassionate Brain presents readers with a 'user's-manual' for the brain, an evolutionary overview of its development and role in human culture, and a heartfelt plea for its intelligent and merciful use. This is the first of Huther's books to be translated into English. Let's hope this fascinating and provocative treatise is not his last. -- Body and Soul