The Feeling Brain

Despite countless studies on the topic, we don't yet know the answer to the question "What is an emotion?" This book, based on a popular course taught by the authors, delves into different ways of understanding all our emotions, from happiness to shame and everything in between.

Elizabeth Johnston, DPhil, is a professor of psychology at Sarah Lawrence College. She specializes in child development, perception, and sensorimotor integration and lives in Bronxville, New York. Leah Olson, PhD, is a professor of biology at Sarah Lawrence College. She specializes in the neurobiology of circadian rhythms, learning, and memory and lives in Bronxville, New York.