{"product_id":"connections-karl-deisseroth-9780241985816","title":"Connections by Karl Deisseroth (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful to read and packed with cutting-edge science' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Poetic, mind-stretching and, through it all, deeply human' Daniel Levitin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMental 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 \u003ci\u003eConnections, \u003c\/i\u003eProfessor 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eConnections\u003c\/i\u003e transforms the way we understand the brain, and forges a bold new path forward in our understanding of mental health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Revelatory . . . it recalls the case histories of Oliver Sacks, at times the sweep of Yuval Harari's \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes with an evident love of words - but also, with a lucid line of scientific enquiry' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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 \u003ci\u003eWith the End in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55194286653783,"sku":"9780241985816","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780241985816.jpg?v=1790672870","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/connections-karl-deisseroth-9780241985816","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}