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The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

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  • Create Date：2022-02-13 03:19:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-08
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  • Author：Mary-Frances O'Connor
  • ISBN：B093ZZ7HZY
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Reviews

Clark Wade ，

An easy read。 Informative， insightful， helpful to me a person grieving the loss of my wife。 I needed to read this。 She is a good writer。 I recommend this book。

Michelle Jarc ，

Fascinating book。 Doesn’t matter if you’ve newly lost someone or a long time ago。 It all makes sense。

Elisa ，

This book deals with an obviously sad and unavoidable subject， but the author is not gloomy about it。 She presents the unbearable pain of losing someone in a factual but compassionate manner。 She focuses on the science of grief and grieving， but with a human touch that makes it easier to read。 She describes the experiments that have been conducted in an effort to understand the brain and its chemistry during a loss。 It is easy to follow and illuminating。 A close family member has a terminal illn This book deals with an obviously sad and unavoidable subject， but the author is not gloomy about it。 She presents the unbearable pain of losing someone in a factual but compassionate manner。 She focuses on the science of grief and grieving， but with a human touch that makes it easier to read。 She describes the experiments that have been conducted in an effort to understand the brain and its chemistry during a loss。 It is easy to follow and illuminating。 A close family member has a terminal illness and this book helped me understand some of my reactions。 I hope that her suggestions and the knowledge the author shares in this volume will help me when the inevitable comes。 It also has useful ideas to help people you know when they are grieving。 I would say I recommend this book to anyone who’s facing the loss of a loved one but， since this is something that we’ll all have to deal with sooner or later， I think everyone should read it。 I chose to read to this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。 Thank you， NetGalley/# HarperOne！ 。。。more

Mhughessc ，

"The Grieving Brain" by Mary-Frances O'Connor is， sadly， very necessary in this age of the pandemic。 Many people are struggling with grief right now， and I was intrigued to find out exactly what grief does to the human brain。 This book would be good for someone who wants a very scientific look into the brain and the effects of grief。 It was a little too heavy for me， but I did find some aspects of it to be very helpful and useful。Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 "The Grieving Brain" by Mary-Frances O'Connor is， sadly， very necessary in this age of the pandemic。 Many people are struggling with grief right now， and I was intrigued to find out exactly what grief does to the human brain。 This book would be good for someone who wants a very scientific look into the brain and the effects of grief。 It was a little too heavy for me， but I did find some aspects of it to be very helpful and useful。Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Erica ，

This book is a surprisingly easy read despite the challenging topic and the scientific research the author includes throughout。 The reading experience was enjoyable for me personally because I felt like I finally understood my own brain in a lot of ways; As well as gaining new language to discuss my own brain。 The author beautifully explains and clarifies her research in a way that largely anyone can understand。

GONZA ，

What happens to our brains when we experience grief？ What are the reasons why we continue to know that there is no return from death， but despite this we think that it will not be so and we continue to act "as if"？ How long can mourning last and when can we speak of pathological grief and/or depression？ This book tries to answer all these questions， and many others， starting from neuroscience rather than from psychology or psychopathology， which are however integrated in the author's research， b What happens to our brains when we experience grief？ What are the reasons why we continue to know that there is no return from death， but despite this we think that it will not be so and we continue to act "as if"？ How long can mourning last and when can we speak of pathological grief and/or depression？ This book tries to answer all these questions， and many others， starting from neuroscience rather than from psychology or psychopathology， which are however integrated in the author's research， but certainly provide a point of view， at least for me， completely new to the experience of grieving。Cosa succede al nostro cervello quando esperiamo un lutto？ Quali sono le ragioni per cui continuiamo a sapere che dalla morte non si ritorna， ma nonostante questo pensiamo che non sará cosí e continuiamo ad agire "come se"？ Quanto puó durare un lutto e quando si puó parlare di lutto patologico e/o di depressione？ Questo libro tenta di rispondere a tutte queste domande， e a molte altre， partendo peró dalle neuroscienze piuttosto che dalla psicologia o dalla psicopatologia， che vengono comunque integrate nelle ricerche dell'autrice， ma sicuramente forniscono un punto di vista， per me almeno， completamente nuovo all'esperienza del lutto。I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more