Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life
Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life
The popular, myth-busting guide to the neuroscience of everyday life, by two high-profile neuroscientists.
In this lively book, Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang dispel common myths about the brain and provide a comprehensive, useful overview of how it really works. I n its pages, you’ll discover how to cope with jet lag, how your brain affects your religion, and how men’s and women’s brains differ. With witty, accessible prose enhanced by charts, trivia, quizzes, and illustrations, this book is great for quick reference or extended reading.
Both practical and fun, this book is perfect whether you want to impress your friends or simply use your brain better.
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January 9th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Brainy, fascinating fun,
“Welcome to Your Brain” examines the kinds of questions that got me interested in neuroscience 20 years ago when I was a college student fascinated by Oliver Sacks.
The tour of our mental landscape is presented in very short chapters that are punctuated by “Did you know?” “Practical tip” and “Myth” pullout boxes. The scientifically-accurate, up-to-date information covers details about how the brain works, while also providing a plethora of fun dinner-table conversation starters.
“Welcome to Your Brain” provides a great entry point for curious students and anyone interested in learning more about science. It’s unusual to find a book that covers both the biological details as well as the science and society issues related to the brain.
So if you are curious why you can’t tickle yourself, what the Dalai Lama thinks about reaching enlightenment through “artificial” means like drugs or surgery, and how brain function is related to prejudice, you’ll want to check out “Welcome to Your Brain.”
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|January 9th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Demystifing a complex subject with humor and real insight,
As a sufferer of Parkinson’s disease, one of many Neurological diseases suffered today by millions world wide, I found this book both interesting and informative. It is written with real knowledge -as confirmed by my Neurologist, and with humor and just a little smugness at their debunking many of the myths we have held near and dear.
It is at once informative and interesting and really easy to read. It certainly exceeded my expectation. I have recommended it to many people from my Neurologist and other health professionals, to my fellow Parkinson’s sufferers and other interested people.
Unfortunately I still can not remember where I put my car keys, and according to my kids, I have also forgotten how to drive.
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|January 9th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Dispelling myths about the brain,
This book by two neuroscientists is an outstanding, fun and smart introductory guide to the function of the brain . They explain how the brain does all sorts of cool things for us (what makes you a morning person vs. a late-night person, how your brain complicates trying to lose weight). The books also explains the origin of common myths (do you really only use 10% of your brain? can a knock the head restore memories?) and whether they are true (in these cases, they are not). The great and unusual thing about this book is that they do this based on real neurobiology but they make it accessible to all adults, no matter their educational background.
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