Emotional Ignorance: Lost and found in the science of emotion

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My one real quibble with it is that I would have preferred him not to describe his previous employment in the anatomy department as being awful, repeatedly. It tackled the idea of emotions and cognition as being separate entities until, of course, we realize they are inextricably linked and dependent on each other. The structure resumed in the Conclusion though, which I thought pulled the book together well, thus bumping my score back up a little. Emotions have always been about change, and because emotions happen throughout our brains, they have the capacity to affect us instantly.

And here’s another good read to debunk the brain vs heart misconception apart from introducing you to the principles of emotions. I found myself dipping into chapters rather than reading through in novel-esque fashion; to that end, the segment I found hardest to swallow concerned emotional relationships. But the internet also insulates us from dissenting opinions and allows us to find people that agree with us, no matter what it may be. But in my world, I see the expression of emotion sometimes appears to be given an almost sacred and cathartic value representing an unquestioned truth, along the lines of, "if I feel it, it must be true".Burnett lost me when he talked about how, because of his type of loss, he experienced more anger than usual.

Aside from the detailed anatomy, the rest of the information is very general, more of his musings than fact, and deludes into social diatribes by the end of the book. While it explains many areas in great detail very much of it should be common sense or part of the general consensus.I am aware of what is involved and have spent time in anatomy rooms, that's not my problem but as someone who facilitated her father's donation and who is signed up, along with other loved ones, to donate herself, eventually I'd rather not think those dealing with us dislike it so much. A fascinating exploration of our emotions and how they enhance all of our lives (and why it doesn't always feel that way).