The Grieving BrainFor as long as humans have existed, we have struggled when a loved one dies. Poets and playwrights have written about the dark cloak of grief, the deep yearning, how devastating heartache feels. But until now, we have had little scientific perspective on this universal experience. In The Grieving Brain, neuroscientist and psychologist Mary Frances OConnor, PhD, gives us a fascinating new window into one of the hallmark experiences of being human.

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