'Compelling and wise and rational.' - Jon Ronson
One in four of us experience a mental health problem each year, with anxiety and depression alone affecting over 500 million people worldwide.
Why are these conditions so widespread?
Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist, blogger, sometimes-comedian and author. He is an honorary research fellow at the Cardiff University Psychology School, and has received the Public Engagement of Neuroscience award from the British Neuroscience Association. His books
The Idiot Brain and
The Happy Brain were international bestsellers published in over 20 countries. His
Guardian articles have been read over 16 million times and he currently writes the 'Brain Yapping' blog for the Cosmic Shambles network.