Feeling Brain

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.

"In a comprehensive and accessible book, Drs. Johnston and Olson successfully weave together the diverse threads of emotion research. The result is a rich tapestry that conveys something profound: a more complete picture of what it means to feel. This book not only expanded my knowledge of emotion research. It changed how I teach affective neuroscience, but also, my awareness of those around me, particularly those with whom I share an emotional bond. " -- Dr. Nathan Spreng, Asst. Professor of Human Develo "In The Feeling Brain, Elizabeth Johnston and Leah Olson provide a well-written, engaging, and informative synthesis of one of the most exciting research areas in modern psychology and neuroscience. This timely volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the relationship between emotion and the brain. " -- Daniel L. Schacter, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professo