Cómo decide tu cerebro: Neurobiología práctica de las decisiones, percepciones y vínculos

What really happens in your body when your heart beats faster, your hands tremble before a date, or a kiss turns you on like a switch? This book is a fun and revealing journey to the most fascinating laboratory in the world: you. Marta Trillo, scientist and popularizer, accompanies you on a date to tell you how nerves work, the spark you feel, and the expectations in your head. The author turns everyday situations, from the first match until death do you part, into little lessons in biology, neuroscience, and psychology. From the first time you have coffee together and its effects on your metabolism, to the chemistry of desire, the microbiota you exchange in a kiss, and the hormones that decide whether you fall in love or run away, each chapter reveals what is really going on under your skin and around you. With humor, pop culture references, and accessible language, Trillo debunks myths, explains why your brain makes absurd decisions, and tells you how emotions work inside: what your nervous system releases when you laugh, why a tattoo activates your immune system, or what happens to your neurons when you like someone "too much"... How Your Brain Decides is not a dating manual, but it will give you lots of interesting facts so you'll never be at a loss for words. A scientific guide disguised as a romantic comedy, it shows that curiosity can also make you fall in love and that there is nothing more attractive than knowing yourself.