Our world is about to be revolutionised. The way we see economics, health, and law enforcement will change. Our perception of happiness, advertising, and even morality will be turned upside down.

Reporting from the frontlines, award-winning writer Lone Frank tracks down the world’s top researchers in brain science and bravely volunteers herself in the name of discovery. As she enrols in a globe-spanning experiment on the moral nature of humanity, endures brain scans to learn the secrets of empathy, and dons a God Helmet to probe the neurological nature of religious experience, her adventures open the door to a plethora of shocking, mind-bending, and frequently comical revelations.

An insider’s guide to the outermost boundaries of brain science, Mindfield offers an uplifting vision of what it means to be human in the new age of the brain.

Lone Frank is an award-winning journalist, science writer, and tv presenter. She holds a PhD in neurobiology and has worked as a research scientist in Denmark and the United States. Apart from a particularly cute corpus callosum she has an expert’s word that her brain is quite unremarkable. This is her first book.

“In this fascinating exploration of the most intriguing brain experiments so far this century, Lone Frank introduces us to a coming neuro revolution. She travels the globe meeting pioneers in psychology, neurology and philosophy to discover how our perceptions of happiness, law, morality and religion will be revolutionised by our understanding of the brain.” New Scientist Magazine

"Riveting. Lone Frank has selected the most intriguing issues currently engaging scientists and philosophers, and presented them in a way that will engage anyone who possesses the organ she writes about." Rita Carter, author of 'Mapping the Mind' and 'Multiplicity'

“Think that you know yourself? Think again. The coming Neurorevolution will destroy your certainties — but maybe set you free. Arm yourself. Read this book.” Armand Leroi, author of 'Mutants' and Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology at Imperial College London