<p><b>A FINANCIAL TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR </b><br></p><p><br><b>¿Fascinating . . . a refreshing counterblast to many popular ideas about wellbeing¿ <i>Prospect</i></b><br><br><b>¿Excellent . . . anyone reading it will come away with a kinder, better understanding of themselves¿ Lucy Foulkes</b><br><br>There are many routes to mental wellbeing and award-winning neuroscientist Camilla Nord is at the forefront of finding them. In this ground-breaking book, she offers a revelatory tour of the scientific and technological developments that are revolutionizing the way we think about mental health, showing why and how events - and treatments - can affect people in such different ways.<br><br>In <i>The Balanced Brain</i>, Nord reframes mental health as an intricate, self-regulating process, one which is different for all of us. She examines a huge diversity of treatments, from therapy and medication to recreational drugs and electrical brain stimulation, to show how they work, an