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Gray Matters
by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
4.36
1k+
Gray Matters Summary
Gray Matters 88%
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024
4.36
1k+ ratings
The Redemption of Time
by Baoshu • 2011
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
3.63
11k+
The Redemption of Time Summary
The Redemption of Time 88%
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
by Baoshu 2011
3.63
11k+ 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 88%
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
by Michio Kaku 2014
4.08
16k+ ratings
How the Brain Works
by D.K. Publishing • 2020
160 billion cells, 20% of your fuel, 3 pounds: a visual guide to the organ that makes you.
4.29
280
How the Brain Works Summary
How the Brain Works 88%
160 billion cells, 20% of your fuel, 3 pounds: a visual guide to the organ that makes you.
by D.K. Publishing 2020
4.29
280 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 88%
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
by Jeff Hawkins 2004
4.11
7k+ ratings
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
The Future of the Brain Summary
The Future of the Brain 88%
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
by Gary F. Marcus 2014
3.70
210 ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 88%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ 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 88%
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
How to Create a Mind
by Ray Kurzweil • 2012
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
3.96
8k+
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind 88%
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
by Ray Kurzweil 2012
3.96
8k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
by Christian Jarrett 2014
3.83
161 ratings
Phantoms in the Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 1998
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
4.27
21k+
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain 87%
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998
4.27
21k+ 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 87%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ 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 87%
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
by Andrew Koob 2009
3.68
135 ratings
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
by Sam Kean • 2014
History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.
4.25
14k+
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons 87%
History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.
by Sam Kean 2014
4.25
14k+ ratings
Livewired
by David Eagleman • 2014
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
4.16
5k+
Livewired Summary
Livewired 87%
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
by David Eagleman 2014
4.16
5k+ ratings
Everything in Its Place
by Oliver Sacks • 2019
Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.
4.14
3k+
Everything in Its Place Summary
Everything in Its Place 87%
Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.
by Oliver Sacks 2019
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 87%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 ratings
The Mind’s I
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1981
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
4.15
6k+
The Mind’s I Summary
The Mind’s I 87%
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981
4.15
6k+ ratings
The Ghost in My Brain
by Clark Elliott • 2015
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
3.82
938
The Ghost in My Brain Summary
The Ghost in My Brain 87%
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
by Clark Elliott 2015
3.82
938 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 87%
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
by Richard Passingham 2016
3.71
318 ratings
The Singularity Is Near
by Ray Kurzweil • 2005
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
3.93
13k+
The Singularity Is Near Summary
The Singularity Is Near 87%
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
by Ray Kurzweil 2005
3.93
13k+ ratings
The End of Mental Illness
by Daniel G. Amen • 2020
Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.
4.02
2k+
The End of Mental Illness Summary
The End of Mental Illness 87%
Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2020
4.02
2k+ ratings
Matter and Consciousness
by Paul M. Churchland • 1984
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
3.89
1k+
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness 87%
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
by Paul M. Churchland 1984
3.89
1k+ 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 87%
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
Minds, Brains and Science
by John Rogers Searle • 1984
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
3.76
626
Minds, Brains and Science Summary
Minds, Brains and Science 87%
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
by John Rogers Searle 1984
3.76
626 ratings
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
3.89
8k+
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind 87%
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018
3.89
8k+ ratings
The Mind's Eye
by Oliver Sacks • 2010
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
3.92
14k+
The Mind's Eye Summary
The Mind's Eye 87%
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
by Oliver Sacks 2010
3.92
14k+ 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 87%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ 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 87%
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
by New Scientist 2017
3.92
353 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 87%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
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
2k+
Welcome to Your Brain Summary
Welcome to Your Brain 87%
The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.
by Sandra Aamodt 2008
3.72
2k+ 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 87%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
The Consciousness Instinct
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
839
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct 87%
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018
3.87
839 ratings
The Other Brain
by R. Douglas Fields • 2008
85 percent of your brain is not neurons. That silent majority controls memory, pain, and disease.
4.13
2k+
The Other Brain Summary
The Other Brain 87%
85 percent of your brain is not neurons. That silent majority controls memory, pain, and disease.
by R. Douglas Fields 2008
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
4.05
249k+
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales 87%
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
by Oliver Sacks 1985
4.05
249k+ 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 87%
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002
4.00
5k+ 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 87%
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
by Jeff Hawkins 2021
4.05
7k+ ratings
On the Move
by Oliver Sacks • 2015
Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.
4.03
22k+
On the Move Summary
On the Move 87%
Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.
by Oliver Sacks 2015
4.03
22k+ 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 87%
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
by Diane Ackerman 2004
3.96
1k+ ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 87%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
Virtually Human
by Martine Rothblatt • 2014
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
3.51
182
Virtually Human Summary
Virtually Human 87%
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
by Martine Rothblatt 2014
3.51
182 ratings
The Brain's Way of Healing
by Norman Doidge • 2015
Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.
4.20
6k+
The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing 87%
Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.
by Norman Doidge 2015
4.20
6k+ ratings
The Feeling of What Happens
by António Damásio • 1999
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
4.01
4k+
The Feeling of What Happens Summary
The Feeling of What Happens 87%
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
by António Damásio 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 87%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Your Brain
by Matthew MacDonald • 2008
A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.
3.77
367
Your Brain Summary
Your Brain 87%
A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.
by Matthew MacDonald 2008
3.77
367 ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 87%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 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 87%
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021
3.78
285 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 87%
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
by Marco Magrini 2017
4.12
705 ratings
The Neuroscience of You
by Chantel Prat • 2022
Your brain isn't like anyone else's. Neuroscience finally has a field guide for that.
3.80
1k+
The Neuroscience of You Summary
The Neuroscience of You 87%
Your brain isn't like anyone else's. Neuroscience finally has a field guide for that.
by Chantel Prat 2022
3.80
1k+ ratings
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