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Being You
by Anil Seth • 2020
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
4.10
5k+
Being You Summary
Being You 97%
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
by Anil Seth 2020
4.10
5k+ ratings
How Your Brain Works
by New Scientist • 2017
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
3.92
353
How Your Brain Works Summary
How Your Brain Works 96%
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
by New Scientist 2017
3.92
353 ratings
Synaptic Self
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 2002
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
4.00
5k+
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self 96%
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002
4.00
5k+ ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 96%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
by Patrick House • 2022
Movement built consciousness. Nineteen scientific guesses at how the rest of your mind followed.
3.47
774
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness Summary
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness 96%
Movement built consciousness. Nineteen scientific guesses at how the rest of your mind followed.
by Patrick House 2022
3.47
774 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 96%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 96%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Richard Passingham • 2016
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
3.71
318
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience 96%
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
by Richard Passingham 2016
3.71
318 ratings
An Alchemy of Mind
by Diane Ackerman • 2004
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
3.96
1k+
An Alchemy of Mind Summary
An Alchemy of Mind 96%
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
by Diane Ackerman 2004
3.96
1k+ ratings
A Thousand Brains
by Jeff Hawkins • 2021
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
4.05
7k+
A Thousand Brains Summary
A Thousand Brains 95%
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
by Jeff Hawkins 2021
4.05
7k+ ratings
The Ravenous Brain
by Daniel Bor • 2012
Consciousness is a biological trick evolution built, and its failures reveal mental illness.
3.91
427
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain 95%
Consciousness is a biological trick evolution built, and its failures reveal mental illness.
by Daniel Bor 2012
3.91
427 ratings
The Hidden Spring
by Mark Solms • 2021
Consciousness isn't a cortical achievement: it's a feeling in the brainstem, predicting uncertainty.
4.25
1k+
The Hidden Spring Summary
The Hidden Spring 95%
Consciousness isn't a cortical achievement: it's a feeling in the brainstem, predicting uncertainty.
by Mark Solms 2021
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
4.13
3k+
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind 95%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 95%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
Why We Remember
by Charan Ranganath • 2024
Your memory was never built for accuracy. It was built for what comes next.
3.91
3k+
Why We Remember Summary
Why We Remember 95%
Your memory was never built for accuracy. It was built for what comes next.
by Charan Ranganath 2024
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Future of the Mind
by Michio Kaku • 2014
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
4.08
16k+
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind 95%
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
by Michio Kaku 2014
4.08
16k+ ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 95%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
On Intelligence
by Jeff Hawkins • 2004
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
4.11
7k+
On Intelligence Summary
On Intelligence 95%
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
by Jeff Hawkins 2004
4.11
7k+ ratings
The Brain
by Marco Magrini • 2017
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
4.12
705
The Brain Summary
The Brain 95%
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
by Marco Magrini 2017
4.12
705 ratings
The Book of Minds
by Philip Ball • 2022
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
3.95
210
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds 95%
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
by Philip Ball 2022
3.95
210 ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 95%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
A User's Guide to the Brain
by John J. Ratey • 2001
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
4.04
2k+
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain 95%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Root of Thought
by Andrew Koob • 2009
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
3.68
135
The Root of Thought Summary
The Root of Thought 95%
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
by Andrew Koob 2009
3.68
135 ratings
Mind Wide Open
by Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
3.90
6k+
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 95%
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
by Steven Johnson 1999
3.90
6k+ ratings
The Brain and the Meaning of Life
by Paul Thagard • 2010
Mental life is brain activity, and meaning is its reward for satisfying three deep human needs.
3.23
128
The Brain and the Meaning of Life Summary
The Brain and the Meaning of Life 95%
Mental life is brain activity, and meaning is its reward for satisfying three deep human needs.
by Paul Thagard 2010
3.23
128 ratings
Idiot Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2016
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
3.97
11k+
Idiot Brain Summary
Idiot Brain 95%
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
by Dean Burnett 2016
3.97
11k+ ratings
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
3.94
3k+
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind 95%
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010
3.94
3k+ ratings
Self Comes to Mind
by António Damásio • 2010
The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.
3.97
3k+
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind 95%
The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.
by António Damásio 2010
3.97
3k+ ratings
Your Brain, Explained
by Marc Dingman • 2019
No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.
4.15
629
Your Brain, Explained Summary
Your Brain, Explained 95%
No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.
by Marc Dingman 2019
4.15
629 ratings
The Master and His Emissary
by Iain McGilchrist • 2009
Your brain's two halves build opposing worlds. Western civilization chose the wrong one.
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4k+
The Master and His Emissary Summary
The Master and His Emissary 95%
Your brain's two halves build opposing worlds. Western civilization chose the wrong one.
by Iain McGilchrist 2009
4.36
4k+ ratings
Pictures of the Mind
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald • 2009
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
3.76
894
Pictures of the Mind Summary
Pictures of the Mind 95%
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009
3.76
894 ratings
Time Warped
by Claudia Hammond • 2012
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
3.53
1k+
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped 94%
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
by Claudia Hammond 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
The New Mind Readers
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2018
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
3.93
168
The New Mind Readers Summary
The New Mind Readers 94%
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2018
3.93
168 ratings
Connections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
3.78
285
Connections Summary
Connections 94%
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021
3.78
285 ratings
La vida secreta de la mente
by Mariano Sigman • 2015
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
3.99
3k+
La vida secreta de la mente Summary
La vida secreta de la mente 94%
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
by Mariano Sigman 2015
3.99
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
How to Change a Memory
by Steve Ramirez • 2025
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
4.17
54
How to Change a Memory Summary
How to Change a Memory 94%
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
by Steve Ramirez 2025
4.17
54 ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 94%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Projections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
4.00
2k+
Projections Summary
Projections 94%
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged)
by Adam Rutherford • 2021
Evolution shaped your brain for fitness, not truth. Science is the slow, conscious override.
4.11
2k+
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) Summary
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) 94%
Evolution shaped your brain for fitness, not truth. Science is the slow, conscious override.
by Adam Rutherford 2021
4.11
2k+ ratings
How the Mind Changed
by Joseph Jebelli • 2022
The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.
4.06
348
How the Mind Changed Summary
How the Mind Changed 94%
The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.
by Joseph Jebelli 2022
4.06
348 ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 94%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
Being There
by Andy Clark • 1996
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
4.14
217
Being There Summary
Being There 94%
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
by Andy Clark 1996
4.14
217 ratings
Great Myths of the Brain
by Christian Jarrett • 2014
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
3.83
161
Great Myths of the Brain Summary
Great Myths of the Brain 94%
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
by Christian Jarrett 2014
3.83
161 ratings
Pieces of Light
by Charles Fernyhough • 2012
Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.
3.53
468
Pieces of Light Summary
Pieces of Light 94%
Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.
by Charles Fernyhough 2012
3.53
468 ratings
The Dragons of Eden
by Carl Sagan • 1977
Your skull houses a reptile, a mammal, and a thinker, and they rarely get along.
4.19
22k+
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden 94%
Your skull houses a reptile, a mammal, and a thinker, and they rarely get along.
by Carl Sagan 1977
4.19
22k+ ratings
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition
by Daniel L. Schacter • 2001
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
3.88
2k+
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition Summary
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition 94%
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
by Daniel L. Schacter 2001
3.88
2k+ ratings
Brain-Wise
by Patricia S. Churchland • 2002
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
4.04
140
Brain-Wise Summary
Brain-Wise 94%
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
by Patricia S. Churchland 2002
4.04
140 ratings
Know Thyself
by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
3.86
357
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself 94%
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021
3.86
357 ratings
Remember
by Lisa Genova • 2021
How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.
4.18
16k+
Remember Summary
Remember 94%
How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.
by Lisa Genova 2021
4.18
16k+ ratings
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