Like many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gregory Berns, Emory professor of psychology, took a long hard look at his life and his work and decided to make some major changes. He moved with his family to a farm about an hour south of Atlanta, where he tends to three dogs, four chickens and a small herd of seven cattle.
He also wrote a book, "The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent — and Reinvent — Our Identities," published by Basic Books.
"I've always wanted to write about some of the research I did many years ago about how reading fiction changes the brain," Berns says. "The book became more about how narratives make us into who we are."
Read more here about the book and how it reflects the changing trajectory of Berns' own life.
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