Connections

<p><b>'Beautiful to read and packed with cutting-edge science' <i>Observer</i></b><br><b><br>'Poetic, mind-stretching and, through it all, deeply human' Daniel Levitin</b><br><br>Mental illness is one of the greatest causes of human suffering, its nature and origin a long-held mystery. But thanks to new science and technology, our understanding has reached a tipping point. In <i>Connections, </i>Professor Karl Deisseroth intertwines his own breakthrough discoveries with moving case studies from his experience as an emergency psychiatry physician, in order to tell a wider story about the origins of human emotion.<br><br> Addressing some of the most timeless questions about the human condition while illuminating the roots of misunderstood disorders such as depression, psychosis, schizophrenia and sociopathy, <i>Connections</i> transforms the way we understand the brain, and forges a bold new path forward in our understanding of mental health.<br><br><b>'Revelatory . . . it recalls the case histories of Oliver Sacks, at times the sweep of Yuval Harari's <i>Sapiens</i>. He writes with an evident love of words - but also, with a lucid line of scientific enquiry' <i>Guardian</i><br> </b><br><b>'A master storyteller. His graceful prose weaves a tapestry of complex ideas into memorable stories, each illuminated by cutting-edge science. A delight' Kathryn Mannix, author of <i>With the End in Mind</i></b></p> <p><b>'Beautiful to read and packed with cutting-edge science' <i>Observer</i></b><br><b><br>'Poetic, mind-stretching and, through it all, deeply human' Daniel Levitin</b><br><br>Mental illness is one of the greatest causes of human suffering, its nature and origin a long-held mystery. But thanks to new science and technology, our understanding has reached a tipping point. In <i>Connections, </i>Professor Karl Deisseroth intertwines his own breakthrough discoveries with moving case studies from his experience as an emergency psychiatry physician, in order to tell a wider story about the origins of human emotion.<br><br> Addressing some of the most timeless questions about the human condition while illuminating the roots of misunderstood disorders such as depression, psychosis, schizophrenia and sociopathy, <i>Connections</i> transforms the way we understand the brain, and forges a bold new path forward in our understanding of mental health.<br><br><b>'Revelatory . . . it recalls the case histories of Oliver Sacks, at times the sweep of Yuval Harari's <i>Sapiens</i>. He writes with an evident love of words - but also, with a lucid line of scientific enquiry' <i>Guardian</i><br> </b><br><b>'A master storyteller. His graceful prose weaves a tapestry of complex ideas into memorable stories, each illuminated by cutting-edge science. A delight' Kathryn Mannix, author of <i>With the End in Mind</i></b></p>