A light-hearted look at the brain aimed at a lay audience, it
particularly focuses on the neurobiology of emotional intelligence and
in many ways is the neurobiological explanation of why emotional
intelligence is so important to health, wealth and happiness. From birth
to death our brains are learning. In this book Andrew explains the
actual events that occurin the learning brain. Understanding the nuts
and bolts of learning can only help you learn yourself - but also aid
others to learn from you. The Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain
is about understanding why emotional health is so important. It is a
book about structure and function - and the immensely reassuring fact
that there is nothing occult or sinister or hidden about our emotional
selves - there is just a whole pile of circuitry that can be adjusted
and changed and remodelled.
Emotional damage is repairable, painful memories can be unlearned, and
debilitating conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder can be
placed firmly in the past. There is nothing about ourselves that we
can't fundamentally change if we are prepared to do the work required.
This means that no matter how deep the damage runs, there is still hope
that it can (eventually) be unlearned. The most important message in
this book - emotions and our emotional brains - underpin most of what we
are and how we express ourselves from how we brush our hair to how we
solve complex social and intellectual questions.
