Name
Loretta Breuning
Email
Company Name
Inner Mammal Institute
Business Phone
(510) 420-6979
Website
Second Website or Blog
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-neurochemical-self
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About / Bio
I'm Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. My books include Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels and The Science of Positivity: Stop Negative Thought Patterns By Changing Your Brain Chemistry.
Why do the field notes of a primatologist sound like the lyrics of a country western song? Why does a biology textbook sounds like a soap opera script? I was thrilled when I figured it out: our brain chemicals are inherited from earlier mammals. We manage them with neural circuits built from early experience. When you know how this works in animals, people make sense. I was eager to share what I learned, and I'm happy to say that my books have helped thousands of people to trigger their happy chemicals in new ways.
I'm a docent at the Oakland Zoo, where I give tours that explore mammalian social behavior. Before teaching, I worked in Africa with the United Nations. My degrees are from Cornell and Tufts, and I'm the proud mother of tax-paying adults.
Why do the field notes of a primatologist sound like the lyrics of a country western song? Why does a biology textbook sounds like a soap opera script? I was thrilled when I figured it out: our brain chemicals are inherited from earlier mammals. We manage them with neural circuits built from early experience. When you know how this works in animals, people make sense. I was eager to share what I learned, and I'm happy to say that my books have helped thousands of people to trigger their happy chemicals in new ways.
I'm a docent at the Oakland Zoo, where I give tours that explore mammalian social behavior. Before teaching, I worked in Africa with the United Nations. My degrees are from Cornell and Tufts, and I'm the proud mother of tax-paying adults.
Expertise
Author, Blogger
Books
The Science of Positivity: Stop Negative Thought Patterns By Changing Your Brain Chemistry
Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels
I, Mammal: How to Make Peace With the Animal Urge for Social Power
Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels
I, Mammal: How to Make Peace With the Animal Urge for Social Power
State/Province
California
Country
United States
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