Dean Burnett is a doctor of neuroscience, former psychiatry lecturer, sometimes comedian, regular media pundit and, as of 2018, a full time author.
His PhD thesis, completed in 2009, was on the role of the hippocampus in configural learning. His first book, The Idiot Brain, was an international bestseller, having been translated into over 20 languages and counting. His second book is called The Happy Brain.
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Dean’s background
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Dean’s first book, The Idiot Brain
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What does happiness mean?
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The difference between happiness and pleasure
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The importance of social interactions for happiness
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How are homes are linked to happiness
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Oxytocin isn’t always the “love hormone”
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Works connection to happiness
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The downside of happiness
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The anti-reward system
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How our upbringing and environment impacts our happiness
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Things Dean does differently since writing the book
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