Introduction -- The Climate Crisis: Where We Stand, What We Know -- Environmental Neuroscience – More Relevant Than Ever -- Ecological Niches and the Evolution of the Brain -- How Global Warming Affects Mental Health -- Washed Away: Floods and Other Natural Disasters as Trauma Triggers -- Species Extinction, Ecosystems, and Mental Health -- Urgency in Healthcare: The Time is Now! -- The Future of Climate Neuroscience.

This Springer essential addresses the impacts of the climate crisis by integrating various branches of research from psychology and neuroscience. Climate change has massive effects on both the physical and mental health of individuals. The essential describes changes in brain function and structure due to environmental influences and explains the influence of ecological niches on brain evolution. The core part of the book focuses on the effects of the climate crisis on mental health, presents action strategies in healthcare, and finally provides an outlook into the future of climate neuroscience. Contents: Environmental Neuroscience Ecological Niches and the Evolution of the Brain Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Mental Health: Heatwaves, Natural Disasters, and Species Extinction Action Strategies in Healthcare and Neuroscience Target Audience: Students, researchers, and interested individuals who want to learn about the topic within the scope of research projects Practitioners and decision-makers in healthcare professions Authors: Dr. Dorothea Metzen is a researcher at the chair of clinical and biological psychology at TU Dortmund, researching climate emotions, climate engagement and climate cognitions. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Ocklenburg is a professor of research methods in psychology at MSH Medical School Hamburg, conducting research on social touch, left-handedness, and environmental influences on the brain. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.