Ginny Smith is a science writer and presenter with expertise in psychology and neuroscience. She has a talent for making the complex comprehensible, and a passion for bringing her love of brain science to audiences around the world.Ginny founded Braintastic! Science, which produces spectacular science shows and resources to help young people understand and get the best out of their brains. She is regularly found on stage at schools, festivals and events, and relishes answering children's questions about the brain. Ginny also produces content about the brain for adults. She teaches at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, and is a regular blogger and video presenter for the Cosmic Shambles Network, alongside some of the biggest names in science. She hosts the Psychological Society’s Psych Crunch Podcast, and shares her skills as a science communication trainer and consultant. ginnysmithscience.com / @GinnySmithSci

Ginny Smith brings clarity with aplomb, revealing the chemistry behind how we sleep, what we fear, who we love and even what we remember.

• 1: The Chemical Brain2: Thanks for the Memories3: Getting Motivated4: Mood Swings and Scary Things5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery?6: Food for Thought7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals?8: You've Got the Love9: A Pain in the BrainConclusionGlossaryDiagram of the brainAcknowledgementsIndex

Ginny Smith is a science writer and presenter with expertise in psychology and neuroscience. She has a talent for making the complex comprehensible, and a passion for bringing her love of brain science to audiences around the world.Ginny founded Braintastic! Science, which produces spectacular science shows and resources to help young people understand and get the best out of their brains. She is regularly found on stage at schools, festivals and events, and relishes answering children's questions about the brain. Ginny also produces content about the brain for adults. She teaches at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, and is a regular blogger and video presenter for the Cosmic Shambles Network, alongside some of the biggest names in science. She hosts the Psychological Society’s Psych Crunch Podcast, and shares her skills as a science communication trainer and consultant. ginnysmithscience.com / @GinnySmithSci

Ginny Smith brings clarity with aplomb, revealing the chemistry behind how we sleep, what we fear, who we love and even what we remember.

• 1: The Chemical Brain2: Thanks for the Memories3: Getting Motivated4: Mood Swings and Scary Things5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery?6: Food for Thought7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals?8: You've Got the Love9: A Pain in the BrainConclusionGlossaryDiagram of the brainAcknowledgementsIndex

Ginny Smith is a science writer and presenter with expertise in psychology and neuroscience. She has a talent for making the complex comprehensible, and a passion for bringing her love of brain science to audiences around the world.Ginny founded Braintastic! Science, which produces spectacular science shows and resources to help young people understand and get the best out of their brains. She is regularly found on stage at schools, festivals and events, and relishes answering children's questions about the brain. Ginny also produces content about the brain for adults. She teaches at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, and is a regular blogger and video presenter for the Cosmic Shambles Network, alongside some of the biggest names in science. She hosts the Psychological Society’s Psych Crunch Podcast, and shares her skills as a science communication trainer and consultant. ginnysmithscience.com / @GinnySmithSci

Ginny Smith brings clarity with aplomb, revealing the chemistry behind how we sleep, what we fear, who we love and even what we remember.

• 1: The Chemical Brain2: Thanks for the Memories3: Getting Motivated4: Mood Swings and Scary Things5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery?6: Food for Thought7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals?8: You've Got the Love9: A Pain in the BrainConclusionGlossaryDiagram of the brainAcknowledgementsIndex