CONNECTIONS

Beautiful to read and packed with cutting edge science Observer Poetic mind stretching and through it all deeply human Daniel Levitin 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 Connections 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 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 Connections transforms the way we understand the brain and forges a bold new path forward in our understanding of mental health Revelatory it recalls the case histories of Oliver Sacks at times the sweep of Yuval Harari s Sapiens He writes with an evident love of words but also with a lucid line of scientific enquiry Guardian 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 auth