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The Future of the Brain: The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience
Steven Rose
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Should be titled "History of the Brain"
+ A nuanced account of what neuroscience really knows
+ So what's new in neurosciences?
+ How neuroscience will and will not change our lives
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How the Body Shapes the Mind
Shaun Gallagher
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Good technical presentation
This book is aimed mainly at workers in the field and in related aspects of brain functioning. It is solid, important and well worth reading.
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Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique
Michael S. Gazzaniga
Ecco, 2008
Essential to Understanding Human Behavior
+ Fascinating
+ About Ourselves
+ From neuroatomy to dating a chimp
+ A Must Read!
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Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
Gary Marcus
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
The Clusterf*$#@* Mind
+ The Mind and You
+ I enjoyed the Unabridged CD version
The term Kluge, pronounced similarly to "huge", was first popularized in early 1962, in an article written by Jackson Granholm, a computer pioneer. Mr. Granholm defined the word as "an ill-assorted collection of poorly matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
Mr. Marcus asserts that ...
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Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Jonah Lehrer
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
I LOVED IT!
+ Refreshing
+ Wonderful
One of the most thought-provoking books I've read in a long, long time. It really is just a feast of insight. So many unexpected connections...From Whitman's time as a nurse to Proust's writing habits to how Woolf's mental illness impacted her writing. If you are interested in art and science and ...
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Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect: How We Make Decisions
Read Montague
Plume, 2007
Great book ... be aware - same book as "Why Choose This Book"
+ Best book I've read in a year
This is one of my favorite books. Unfortunately, it was not mentioned anywhere that this is the same book as "Why Choose This Book" before I purchased it.
I guess this was not selling with the other name, or the title was badly chosen in terms of describing what the book was about.
I was ...
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The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better
Sandra Blakeslee, Matthew Blakeslee
Random House, 2007
Understanding Us
+ current neuroscience
+ The mandala of the mind
+ Excellent Book
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Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World
Chris Frith
Wiley-Blackwell, 2007
Smashing
+ Who's in charge?
+ An enlightening read
+ Phenomenal! Absolutely phenomenal!!
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin
Plume/Penguin, 2007
One of the best books you can find on the science of music!
+ Your Brain on Music
+ A different perspective
+ Great Book
+ Thought provoking, but with obvious flaws
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Decisions, Uncertainty, and the Brain: The Science of Neuroeconomics (Bradford Books)
Paul W. Glimcher
The MIT Press, 2004
Mind-altering book about the mind
+ A layman's introduction to the science of neuroeconomics
+ book on history of neurscoence from a neuroscientist
+ Groundbreaking thesis
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The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love
Richard Restak
Three Rivers Press, 2007
We think less than we think
+ Good Review of Recent Findings in Neuroscience
+ What Neuroscience Tells Us About the Brain
+ Neurosociety --halfway there
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The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God
David J. Linden
Belknap Press, 2007
Our mental ice cream cone
+ Entertaining Overview of the Brain
+ Good "challenging" book
+ Fun reading
+ Great read on an interesting topic
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Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect: How We Make Decisions
Read Montague
Plume, 2007
Great book ... be aware - same book as "Why Choose This Book"
+ Best book I've read in a year
This is one of my favorite books. Unfortunately, it was not mentioned anywhere that this is the same book as "Why Choose This Book" before I purchased it.
I guess this was not selling with the other name, or the title was badly chosen in terms of describing what the book was about.
I was ...
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Decisions, Uncertainty, and the Brain: The Science of Neuroeconomics (Bradford Books)
Paul W. Glimcher
The MIT Press, 2004
Mind-altering book about the mind
+ A layman's introduction to the science of neuroeconomics
+ book on history of neurscoence from a neuroscientist
+ Groundbreaking thesis
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Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Jonah Lehrer
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
I LOVED IT!
+ Refreshing
+ Wonderful
One of the most thought-provoking books I've read in a long, long time. It really is just a feast of insight. So many unexpected connections...From Whitman's time as a nurse to Proust's writing habits to how Woolf's mental illness impacted her writing. If you are interested in art and science and ...
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