The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live - and How You Can Change Them Audiobook

" A little over my head, but his research was cool. The author claims that there are six different emotional styles that are wired into the chemical process of our brains. If you're into Myers-Briggs or enneagrams, you will find something interesting in this. "

" Amazing book, has a lot to offer all readers from scientists to the lay person. "

" This book was a little disappointing for me. I think it is more geared toward neuro scientists than actual lay people. Very technical information covered that I could not grasp, or have an interest in. "

" Convinced me that it's possible to change your emotions. Kind of helped me to understand nature vs. nurture. "

" Interesting book on emotional styles and how they can be modified through particular forms of meditation. As an aside, I was also fascinated with the author's meetings with the. Dalai Lama, who took an active interest in the author's research. "

" Excellent take on the plasticity of the brain. "

" I have the Danish translated version, and its weird that a very interesting subject and author can become so trivial and boring... "

" This is a very readable book about the brain and emotion. It's interesting even if you are familiar with some neuroscience. Richard Davidson includes very current research and Sharon Begley helps make the book very interesting. "

" I couldn't get into this book, really wanted too... "

" The subject matter is very interesting, but the writing style very irritating. The author gives too much irrelevant detail about travels and conversations about the research. My two cents. "

" Great pop-psych/meditation read! Alternates chapters about neuroscience and Davidson's own experience with Tibetan Buddhism. Read this for my Buddhist Meditation course, and I'm taking a course with one of the old researchers from his lab at UMass who now works with the UVA nursing school. "

" Great book. In an entertaining and highly engaging manner, Richard Davidson recounts his often hilarious journey through the evolution of the neuroscience of emotions. His belief that meditation can enhance the operations of emotions, is now entering (finally) the mainstream of scientific research. "

" Very interesting read! Author stuck with the research and facts through four fifths of the book and then ventured into the improble. He could have left tyhis section out and sttill would have had a great book "

" A mixture of self-help and science, I enjoyed the latter part of this book very much and think the theories and studies are quite fascinating. The meditation advice gets a little tiresome but I still recommend this book to anyone intrigued by the working of our brains. "

" I'm not a neuroscientist but this book was a good read. It appears I should get into meditation to rework some of my brain's pathways. We'll see how that goes. "