About
Dr Anders Hansen is a psychiatric specialist at the Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm. He trained at the Karolinska Institute, holds an MBA from Stockholm's School of Economics and is a published author of several books on the brain.
The Happiness Cure has been published in thirty-three countries, including the Brazil, Germany, Poland, Russia, China, Japan, and Turkey. He is the winner of the book of the year 'Big Health Award 2017' and Sweden's Mensa Prize 2018. He has also received acclaim for his public speaking, notably a 2018 TED Talk, 'Why the Brain is Built for Movement'.
In 2019, he hosted the Swedish television show 'Your Brain', which featured guest experts including Steven Pinker, Robert Sapolsky, Dr Susan Greenfield, and Richard Dawkins.