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"Masterfully nuanced."鈥擠avid Robson, The Guardian

"Rigorous—but also engagingly personal. . . . The Balanced Brain provides an exciting snapshot of what we know so far about this vital organ’s importance for maintaining our mental health."鈥擯eter Carty, inews.co.uk

鈥淪imply brilliant. This is science writing at its best. If you want to understand mental health鈥�really understand it鈥攔ead this book.鈥濃�擭ichola Raihani, author of The Social Instinct

鈥淭his excellent book is a breath of fresh air . . . anyone reading it will come away with a kinder, better understanding of themselves. A clear-thinking tour of the latest research from a leading mental health scientist and an accessible exploration of how our bodies and minds make us feel the way we do鈥攐r better or worse.鈥濃�擫ucy Foulkes, author of What Mental Illness Really Is . . . (and what it isn鈥檛)

鈥淭his is a wonderful, living history of how scientists have gained insights into and currently think about the dynamic health of the brain. Nord鈥檚 narrative style is intimate and engaging, making you feel almost as though you were there when breakthroughs were made. The denouement is a deeply compelling message. To navigate the fleeting joys and transient displeasures of life, there is one sustaining imperative鈥攏amely, balance.鈥濃�擪arl Friston, University College London

鈥淓xtremely relevant . . . a highly readable synthesis of the neuroscience underpinning mental health and its treatment."鈥擲imon Baron-Cohen, author of The Pattern Seekers

鈥淔ascinating . . . Camilla Nord, one of our most original thinkers, writes compellingly about the complexities of the brain and mental health. She presents new insights from neuroscience about how the brain generates our mental state, thoughts, moods and feelings, and what happens when things go wrong. This thought-provoking book is an essential resource.鈥濃�擲arah-Jayne Blakemore, author of Inventing Ourselves