Neuroscience Book Summaries

The Political Brain Summary
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
by Drew Westen 2007 457 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
Brainfluence Summary
Brainfluence
100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing
by Roger Dooley 2011 304 pages
3.96
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Business
Neuroscience
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open
Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
by Steven Johnson 1999 274 pages
3.90
5.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Social Summary
Social
Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
by Matthew D. Lieberman 2013 384 pages
4.06
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Brain Food Summary
Brain Food
The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power
by Lisa Mosconi 2018 351 pages
3.93
2.6K ratings
Health
Science
Food
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain
Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998 352 pages
4.26
20.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness
Experiences Out of Time and Self
by Marc Wittmann 2018 190 pages
3.76
177 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks
Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain
by Tom Stafford 2004 394 pages
3.74
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Rewire Summary
Rewire
Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
by Richard O'Connor 2014 304 pages
3.82
1.9K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Wired for Love Summary
Wired for Love
A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
by Stephanie Cacioppo 2022 224 pages
4.04
1.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Memoir
The Memory Illusion Summary
The Memory Illusion
Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory
by Julia Shaw 2016 319 pages
3.93
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Happy Brain Summary
Happy Brain
Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
by Dean Burnett 2018 352 pages
3.70
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind
In Search of a Fundamental Theory
by David J. Chalmers 1996 432 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Energy Rising Summary
Energy Rising
The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power
by Dr. Julia DiGangi 2023 224 pages
4.41
206 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Leadership
The Believing Brain Summary
The Believing Brain
From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths
by Michael Shermer 2011 400 pages
3.93
7.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Religion
My Stroke of Insight Summary
My Stroke of Insight
A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
by Jill Bolte Taylor 2006 181 pages
3.91
31.5K ratings
Science
Memoir
Psychology
Livewired Summary
Livewired
The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
by David Eagleman 2014 352 pages
4.16
4.8K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself
The Science of Self-Awareness
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021 304 pages
3.88
328 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Your Brain Is a Time Machine Summary
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
by Dean Buonomano 2017 304 pages
3.91
1.7K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Physics
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory
Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
by Stephen W. Porges 2011 347 pages
4.12
740 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts
A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002 58 pages
3.95
113 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Biohack Your Brain Summary
Biohack Your Brain
How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power
by Kristen Willeumier 2020 304 pages
3.86
836 ratings
Health
Science
Neuroscience
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku 2014 377 pages
4.09
15.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain
Tales of Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996 288 pages
4.34
11.2K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Wisdom Codes Summary
The Wisdom Codes
Ancient Words to Rewire Our Brains and Heal Our Hearts
by Gregg Braden 2020 199 pages
4.13
508 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Health
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by António Damásio 2001 368 pages
3.95
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Matter With Things Summary
The Matter With Things
Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World
by Iain McGilchrist 2021 1500 pages
4.78
468 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Nerve Summary
Nerve
Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool
by Taylor Clark 2011 320 pages
3.96
700 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Aware Summary
Aware
The Science and Practice of Presence--A Complete Guide to the Groundbreaking Wheel of Awareness Meditation Practice
by Daniel J. Siegel 2018 397 pages
3.58
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Why We Believe What We Believe Summary
Why We Believe What We Believe
Uncovering Our Biological Need for Meaning, Spirituality, and Truth
by Andrew B. Newberg 2006 321 pages
4.00
326 ratings
Psychology
Science
Religion
The New Mind Readers Summary
The New Mind Readers
What Neuroimaging Can and Cannot Reveal about Our Thoughts
by Russell A. Poldrack 2018 232 pages
3.92
155 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
by Judith Grisel 2019 243 pages
4.13
5.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Being Human Summary
Being Human
Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.34
777 ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness
A Very Short Introduction
by Susan Blackmore 2003 160 pages
3.88
3.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Black-and-White Thinking Summary
Black-and-White Thinking
The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World
by Kevin Dutton 2021 400 pages
3.57
452 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Happy Brain Summary
Happy Brain
Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
by Dean Burnett 2018 352 pages
3.70
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Leading Brain Summary
The Leading Brain
Powerful Science-Based Strategies for Achieving Peak Performance
by Friederike Fabritius 2018 336 pages
4.03
876 ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
How God Changes Your Brain Summary
How God Changes Your Brain
Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
by Andrew B. Newberg 2009 368 pages
3.96
1.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Religion
How Pleasure Works Summary
How Pleasure Works
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
by Paul Bloom 2010 304 pages
3.71
3.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics
The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert
by David J. Nutt 2023 307 pages
4.39
500 ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Distracted Mind Summary
The Distracted Mind
Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
by Adam Gazzaley 2016 304 pages
3.70
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
by John A. Bargh 2017 354 pages
4.02
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Galileo's Error Summary
Galileo's Error
Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness
by Philip Goff 2019 256 pages
3.97
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness
A Contemporary Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
by Paul M. Churchland 1984 196 pages
3.88
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Mind & the Brain Summary
The Mind & the Brain
Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001 432 pages
4.10
6.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness
Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
by Rupert Spira 2017 205 pages
4.52
549 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind
What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010 291 pages
3.94
2.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Summary
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
by Robert M. Sapolsky 1997 288 pages
4.19
2.1K ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
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