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The Psychology and Neuroscience of the Climate Crisis - Dorothea Metzen, Sebastian Ocklenburg

The Psychology and Neuroscience of the Climate Crisis

How Our Brain Reacts to Climate Change
Buch | Softcover
XI, 45 Seiten
2024 | 2024
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-69287-5 (ISBN)
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This Springer essential addresses the impacts of the climate crisis by integrating various branches of research from psychology and neuroscience. Climate change has massive effects on both the physical and mental health of individuals. The essential describes changes in brain function and structure due to environmental influences and explains the influence of ecological niches on brain evolution. The core part of the book focuses on the effects of the climate crisis on mental health, presents strategies for action in healthcare, and finally provides an outlook into the future of climate neuroscience.

Dr. Dorothea Metzen is a researcher at the chair of clinical and biological psychology at TU Dortmund, researching climate emotions, climate engagement and climate cognitions.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Ocklenburg is a professor of research methods in psychology at MSH Medical School Hamburg, conducting research on social touch, left-handedness, and environmental influences on the brain.

Introduction.- The Climate Crisis: Where We Stand, What We Know.- Environmental Neuroscience - More Relevant Than Ever.- Ecological Niches and the Evolution of the Brain.- How Global Warming Affects Mental Health.- Washed Away: Floods and Other Natural Disasters as Trauma Triggers.- Species Extinction, Ecosystems, and Mental Health.- Urgency in Healthcare: The Time is Now!.- The Future of Climate Neuroscience.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 8.8.2024
Reihe/Serie essentials
Springer essentials
Zusatzinfo Approx. 40 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
Schlagworte brain • climate change • climate crisis • Climate neuroscience • Environmental neuroscience • natural disaster • physical health • Species Extinction • Stress
ISBN-10 3-662-69287-2 / 3662692872
ISBN-13 978-3-662-69287-5 / 9783662692875
Zustand Neuware
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