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Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest

by Helmut Sachs • 2013

Keep what matters, organize the rest: a system to train your memory and master your knowledge.

3.87

246

🧠 Memory Improvement 🏛️ Mnemonic Techniques ⏳ Spaced Repetition

Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest

Keep what matters, organize the rest: a system to train your memory and master your knowledge.

by Helmut Sachs 2013 273 pages

3.87

246 ratings

🧠 Memory Improvement 🏛️ Mnemonic Techniques ⏳ Spaced Repetition

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last

by Daniel G. Amen • 2018

A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.

4.22

500+

🧠 Brain Optimization 🌿 Functional Medicine 🪤 Cognitive Distortions

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last

A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.

by Daniel G. Amen 2018 384 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

🧠 Brain Optimization 🌿 Functional Medicine 🪤 Cognitive Distortions

Hypersanity

by Neel Burton • 2019

Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.

3.60

182

🧠 Limits Of Reason 🫀 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Intuition Research

Hypersanity

Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.

by Neel Burton 2019 229 pages

3.60

182 ratings

🧠 Limits Of Reason 🫀 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Intuition Research

The Future of the Brain

by Gary F. Marcus • 2014

The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness

3.70

210

🧠 Neuroscience Research 🗺️ Brain Mapping ⚡ Neural Circuits

The Future of the Brain

The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness

by Gary F. Marcus 2014 304 pages

3.70

210 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Research 🗺️ Brain Mapping ⚡ Neural Circuits

Making a Good Brain Great

by Daniel G. Amen • 2005

The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.

3.86

500+

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Making a Good Brain Great

The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.

by Daniel G. Amen 2005 336 pages

3.86

500+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Memory Rescue

by Daniel G. Amen • 2017

Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.

4.05

500+

🧠 Brain Health 💭 Memory Improvement ⚠️ Cognitive Decline

Memory Rescue

Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2017 448 pages

4.05

500+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 💭 Memory Improvement ⚠️ Cognitive Decline

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

3.98

500+

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

by Sandra Blakeslee 2007 240 pages

3.98

500+ ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons

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

500+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Consciousness Studies 💓 Affective Neuroscience

Pictures of the Mind

The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.

by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009 177 pages

3.76

500+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Consciousness Studies 💓 Affective Neuroscience

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

🧠 Autobiographical Memory 🧩 Reconstructive Memory 🪞 False Memories

Pieces of Light

Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.

by Charles Fernyhough 2012 320 pages

3.53

468 ratings

🧠 Autobiographical Memory 🧩 Reconstructive Memory 🪞 False Memories

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

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 👁️ Perception And Reality 💭 Memory Systems

How Your Brain Works

86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.

by New Scientist 2017 240 pages

3.92

353 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 👁️ Perception And Reality 💭 Memory Systems

Your Memory

by Alan Baddeley • 1982

Memory is several systems, not one. Each forgets differently, and the architecture predicts when.

3.77

271

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🔬 Memory Science 🧩 Memory Systems

Your Memory

Memory is several systems, not one. Each forgets differently, and the architecture predicts when.

by Alan Baddeley 1982

3.77

271 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🔬 Memory Science 🧩 Memory Systems

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

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience

Wider Than the Sky

The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.

by Gerald M. Edelman 2004 224 pages

3.65

421 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience

The Nocturnal Brain

by Guy Leschziner • 2019

What sleepwalking, night terrors, and waking paralysis reveal about the sleeping brain.

4.02

3k+

😴 Sleep Disorders 🔬 Sleep Science 🧠 Clinical Neurology

The Nocturnal Brain

What sleepwalking, night terrors, and waking paralysis reveal about the sleeping brain.

by Guy Leschziner 2019 368 pages

4.02

3k+ ratings

😴 Sleep Disorders 🔬 Sleep Science 🧠 Clinical Neurology

Your Creative Brain

by Shelley Carson • 2013

Creativity isn't a birthright. Seven trainable brain states, and you can access any of them.

3.87

233

🧠 Creative Process 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 💡 Divergent Thinking

Your Creative Brain

Creativity isn't a birthright. Seven trainable brain states, and you can access any of them.

by Shelley Carson 2013 386 pages

3.87

233 ratings

🧠 Creative Process 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 💡 Divergent Thinking

Brain Bugs

by Dean Buonomano • 2011

Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.

3.80

2k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📝 Memory Flaws

Brain Bugs

Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.

by Dean Buonomano 2011 310 pages

3.80

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📝 Memory Flaws

Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest

by Helmut Sachs • 2013

Train your memory like any other skill. Plus, what to offload so your brain stays clear.

3.87

246

🧠 Memory Improvement 🗂️ Knowledge Management 🔁 Spaced Repetition

Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest

Train your memory like any other skill. Plus, what to offload so your brain stays clear.

by Helmut Sachs 2013 273 pages

3.87

246 ratings

🧠 Memory Improvement 🗂️ Knowledge Management 🔁 Spaced Repetition

MindWorks

by Gary van Warmerdam • 2014

Your emotions are hijacked by inner characters and false beliefs. A method for taking back control.

4.35

178

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💬 Negative Self-Talk

MindWorks

Your emotions are hijacked by inner characters and false beliefs. A method for taking back control.

by Gary van Warmerdam 2014 282 pages

4.35

178 ratings

🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💬 Negative Self-Talk

Phi

by Giulio Tononi • 2012

How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.

3.89

500+

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🧍 Neuroscience Of Self

Phi

How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.

by Giulio Tononi 2012 386 pages

3.89

500+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🧍 Neuroscience Of Self

Your Brain on Food

by Gary L. Wenk • 2010

The difference between a drug and a meal is dose. A neuroscientist's tour of your brain.

3.42

500+

🍽️ Food And Mood 🧪 Neurochemistry ⚡ Neurotransmitters

Your Brain on Food

The difference between a drug and a meal is dose. A neuroscientist's tour of your brain.

by Gary L. Wenk 2010 200 pages

3.42

500+ ratings

🍽️ Food And Mood 🧪 Neurochemistry ⚡ Neurotransmitters

Toxic

by Neil Nathan • 2018

Aggressive detox backfires on the sickest patients. Start with the nervous system instead.

4.50

500+

🌍 Environmental Illness 🩺 Chronic Illness 🦠 Mold Toxicity

Toxic

Aggressive detox backfires on the sickest patients. Start with the nervous system instead.

by Neil Nathan 2018 337 pages

4.50

500+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Illness 🩺 Chronic Illness 🦠 Mold Toxicity

Reading in the Brain

by Stanislas Dehaene • 2007

The brain never evolved to read. Writing systems adapted to the brain's older circuits instead.

4.06

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📖 Reading Science 🔄 Brain Plasticity

Reading in the Brain

The brain never evolved to read. Writing systems adapted to the brain's older circuits instead.

by Stanislas Dehaene 2007 388 pages

4.06

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📖 Reading Science 🔄 Brain Plasticity

Jose Silva's Everyday ESP

by Jose Silva Jr. • 2007

The brain frequency behind every good hunch, and how to switch it on deliberately.

4.01

🔮 Psychic Development 🎬 Visualization Techniques 🧬 Mind-Body Healing

Jose Silva's Everyday ESP

The brain frequency behind every good hunch, and how to switch it on deliberately.

by Jose Silva Jr. 2007 249 pages

4.01

67 ratings

🔮 Psychic Development 🎬 Visualization Techniques 🧬 Mind-Body Healing

The Mind-Body Method

by Anders Hansen • 2024

Your brain evolved for motion. A sedentary life is quietly dismantling your focus, mood, and memory.

3.94

122

🧠 Exercise Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Mind-Body Method

Your brain evolved for motion. A sedentary life is quietly dismantling your focus, mood, and memory.

by Anders Hansen 2024 250 pages

3.94

122 ratings

🧠 Exercise Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Neuroscience of Human Relationships

by Louis Cozolino • 2006

Two brains are needed to build one: the science of how relationships physically sculpt the mind.

4.32

500+

🧠 Social Neuroscience 🤝 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Neuroscience of Human Relationships

Two brains are needed to build one: the science of how relationships physically sculpt the mind.

by Louis Cozolino 2006 464 pages

4.32

500+ ratings

🧠 Social Neuroscience 🤝 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory

How the Body Knows Its Mind

by Sian Beilock • 2015

Your body doesn't just express your thoughts. It decides them, from your face to your fingers.

3.60

426

🔬 Embodied Cognition 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ✍️ Embodied Learning

How the Body Knows Its Mind

Your body doesn't just express your thoughts. It decides them, from your face to your fingers.

by Sian Beilock 2015 277 pages

3.60

426 ratings

🔬 Embodied Cognition 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ✍️ Embodied Learning

Welcome to Your Brain

by Sandra Aamodt • 2008

The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.

3.72

1k+

🧠 Brain Science 🔬 Everyday Neuroscience 🎯 Cognitive Biases

Welcome to Your Brain

The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.

by Sandra Aamodt 2008 240 pages

3.72

1k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Science 🔬 Everyday Neuroscience 🎯 Cognitive Biases

The Invincible Brain

by Majid Fotuhi • 2026

84% of patients reversed cognitive decline in twelve weeks. The treatment is not a drug.

4.16

183

🧠 Dementia Prevention ⏳ Longevity Science 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Invincible Brain

84% of patients reversed cognitive decline in twelve weeks. The treatment is not a drug.

by Majid Fotuhi 2026 352 pages

4.16

183 ratings

🧠 Dementia Prevention ⏳ Longevity Science 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Empathic Brain

by Christian Keysers • 2009

We understand others not by reasoning, but by covertly simulating their actions and feelings.

3.71

112

🧠 Social Neuroscience 🪞 Mirror Neurons 👤 Embodied Simulation

The Empathic Brain

We understand others not by reasoning, but by covertly simulating their actions and feelings.

by Christian Keysers 2009 246 pages

3.71

112 ratings

🧠 Social Neuroscience 🪞 Mirror Neurons 👤 Embodied Simulation

Overloaded

by Ginny Smith • 2021

Your brain is a chemical balancing act. Every emotion, memory, and choice depends on it.

3.95

294

🧪 Neurochemistry 🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🧩 Memory Reconsolidation

Overloaded

Your brain is a chemical balancing act. Every emotion, memory, and choice depends on it.

by Ginny Smith 2021 336 pages

3.95

294 ratings

🧪 Neurochemistry 🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🧩 Memory Reconsolidation

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