50 Books like Executive Functioning and Psychotherapy

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy

by Louis Cozolino • 2002

The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.

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570

🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👥 Social Neuroscience 🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🧩 Neural Integration 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy 98%

The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.

by Louis Cozolino 2002

4.33

570 ratings

🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👥 Social Neuroscience 🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🧩 Neural Integration 🔄 Neuroplasticity

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.

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2k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness 🔍 Attention Management 💾 Memory Formation

A User's Guide to the Brain 96%

Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.

by John J. Ratey 2001

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness 🔍 Attention Management 💾 Memory Formation

A General Theory of Love

by Thomas Lewis • 2000

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

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📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

A General Theory of Love 96%

The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.

by Thomas Lewis 2000

4.10

5k+ ratings

📎 Attachment Theory 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Connection 🧠 Brain Evolution 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Good Chemistry

by Julie Holland • 2020

Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.

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633

🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🤝 Attachment Theory 🌿 Holistic Healing 🖤 Shadow Work

Good Chemistry 96%

Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.

by Julie Holland 2020

4.14

633 ratings

🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🤝 Attachment Theory 🌿 Holistic Healing 🖤 Shadow Work

Mentalizing in Clinical Practice

by Jon G. Allen • 2008

All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.

4.31

🧸 Attachment Theory 🧠 Social Cognition 🌊 Affect Regulation 🩹 Trauma Treatment 🎭 Borderline Personality

Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary

Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 96%

All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.

by Jon G. Allen 2008

4.31

39 ratings

🧸 Attachment Theory 🧠 Social Cognition 🌊 Affect Regulation 🩹 Trauma Treatment 🎭 Borderline Personality

Unlocking the Emotional Brain

by Bruce Ecker • 2012

The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.

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248

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💭 Emotional Schemas 💾 Memory And Emotion 🔗 Therapy Integration

Unlocking the Emotional Brain 96%

The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.

by Bruce Ecker 2012

4.44

248 ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💭 Emotional Schemas 💾 Memory And Emotion 🔗 Therapy Integration

How to Stay Sane

by Philippa Perry • 2012

Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.

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4k+

🧘 Self-Observation 📖 Narrative Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 👶 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Stress Management

How to Stay Sane 96%

Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.

by Philippa Perry 2012

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧘 Self-Observation 📖 Narrative Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 👶 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Stress Management

The Polyvagal Theory

by Stephen W. Porges • 2011

Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.

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801

🧠 Autonomic Nervous System 🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience 🔗 Attachment Theory ❤️ Affective Neuroscience ⚡ Stress Response

The Polyvagal Theory 96%

Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.

by Stephen W. Porges 2011

4.11

801 ratings

🧠 Autonomic Nervous System 🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience 🔗 Attachment Theory ❤️ Affective Neuroscience ⚡ Stress Response

Brainstorm

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011

The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.

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🧠 Adolescent Development 💬 Teen Parenting 🔬 Brain Development 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔗 Attachment Theory

Brainstorm 95%

The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2011

3.89

5k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 💬 Teen Parenting 🔬 Brain Development 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Emotional Life of Your Brain

by Richard J. Davidson • 2012

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

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3k+

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary

The Emotional Life of Your Brain 95%

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

by Richard J. Davidson 2012

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

Pictures of the Mind

by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald • 2009

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

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894

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Consciousness Studies 💓 Affective Neuroscience 😊 Science Of Happiness 💊 Addiction Neuroscience

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

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Consciousness Studies 💓 Affective Neuroscience 😊 Science Of Happiness 💊 Addiction Neuroscience

Mirroring People

by Marco Iacoboni • 2008

Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.

3.79

986

🧠 Social Neuroscience 💞 Empathy Science 👶 Social Learning 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🗣️ Evolution Of Language

Mirroring People 95%

Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.

by Marco Iacoboni 2008

3.79

986 ratings

🧠 Social Neuroscience 💞 Empathy Science 👶 Social Learning 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🗣️ Evolution Of Language

The Disordered Mind

by Eric R. Kandel • 2018

Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

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

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

The Female Brain

by Louann Brizendine • 2006

What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.

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🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧬 Hormones And Behavior 🤝 Attachment Science 🫂 Empathy And The Brain 💔 Love And Addiction

The Female Brain 95%

What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.

by Louann Brizendine 2006

3.85

15k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧬 Hormones And Behavior 🤝 Attachment Science 🫂 Empathy And The Brain 💔 Love And Addiction

El puente donde habitan las mariposas

by Nazareth Castellanos • 2025

Your brain sculpts itself. The tools are already in your biology, and this neuroscientist maps them.

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2k+

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🧘 Breathwork 🗣️ Self-Talk 🧬 Inherited Trauma 🔄 Brain Plasticity

El puente donde habitan las mariposas Summary

El puente donde habitan las mariposas 95%

Your brain sculpts itself. The tools are already in your biology, and this neuroscientist maps them.

by Nazareth Castellanos 2025

4.19

2k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🧘 Breathwork 🗣️ Self-Talk 🧬 Inherited Trauma 🔄 Brain Plasticity

Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma

by Sebern F. Fisher • 2014

When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.

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148

🧠 Developmental Trauma ⚡ Neurofeedback 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Emotional Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair

Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Summary

Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma 95%

When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.

by Sebern F. Fisher 2014

4.45

148 ratings

🧠 Developmental Trauma ⚡ Neurofeedback 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Emotional Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair

The Empathy Effect

by Helen Riess • 2018

Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.

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275

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🎯 Empathy Training 🎭 Cognitive Bias 💖 Self-Compassion

The Empathy Effect 95%

Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.

by Helen Riess 2018

3.81

275 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🎯 Empathy Training 🎭 Cognitive Bias 💖 Self-Compassion

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

by Bruce D. Perry • 2007

A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.

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🧠 Child Psychology 🧒 Developmental Trauma 🩺 Trauma-Informed Care 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🤝 Attachment Theory

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog 95%

A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.

by Bruce D. Perry 2007

4.58

42k+ ratings

🧠 Child Psychology 🧒 Developmental Trauma 🩺 Trauma-Informed Care 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🤝 Attachment Theory

La vida secreta de la mente

by Mariano Sigman • 2015

Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.

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3k+

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Infant Cognition 😴 Sleep And Memory 🎓 Neuroeducation

La vida secreta de la mente 95%

Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.

by Mariano Sigman 2015

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Infant Cognition 😴 Sleep And Memory 🎓 Neuroeducation

The Brain

by Marco Magrini • 2017

Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.

4.12

705

🧠 Brain Science 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💪 Brain Health 📚 Memory And Learning 👴 Cognitive Aging

The Brain 95%

Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.

by Marco Magrini 2017

4.12

705 ratings

🧠 Brain Science 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💪 Brain Health 📚 Memory And Learning 👴 Cognitive Aging

The Brain That Changes Itself

by Norman Doidge • 2007

Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.

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40k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 💪 Stroke Recovery 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Mental Practice 🧓 Aging Brain

The Brain That Changes Itself 95%

Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.

by Norman Doidge 2007

4.20

40k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 💪 Stroke Recovery 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Mental Practice 🧓 Aging Brain

Bouncing Back

by Linda Graham • 2013

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

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335

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Intelligence 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Bouncing Back 95%

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

by Linda Graham 2013

4.12

335 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Intelligence 🌊 Emotional Regulation

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+

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ⚗️ Neurochemistry

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

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ⚗️ Neurochemistry

Rewire Your Brain

by John B. Arden • 2010

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

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1k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction 🧩 Memory Improvement 🔄 Habit Formation

Rewire Your Brain 95%

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

by John B. Arden 2010

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction 🧩 Memory Improvement 🔄 Habit Formation

Connections

by Karl Deisseroth • 2021

What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.

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285

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 📋 Patient Case Studies 💗 Emotion And The Brain 💭 Consciousness Studies

Connections 95%

What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.

by Karl Deisseroth 2021

3.78

285 ratings

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 📋 Patient Case Studies 💗 Emotion And The Brain 💭 Consciousness Studies

Anchored

by Deb Dana • 2021

Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.

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2k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🫂 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Self-Compassion

Anchored 95%

Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.

by Deb Dana 2021

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🫂 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Self-Compassion

Psycho-Logical

by Dean Burnett • 2021

Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.

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1k+

🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology 🧪 Neurochemistry 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis

Psycho-Logical 95%

Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.

by Dean Burnett 2021

3.84

1k+ ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology 🧪 Neurochemistry 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis

Reclaim Your Brain

by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

3.65

539

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy ♥️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Reclaim Your Brain 95%

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

by Joseph A. Annibali 2015

3.65

539 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy ♥️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Neuroplasticity

How to Make Millions with Your Ideas

by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996

The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.

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7k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Psychology 👶 Attachment Theory 🔬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🕸️ Interpersonal Neurobiology

How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary

How to Make Millions with Your Ideas 95%

The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.

by Dan S. Kennedy 1996

3.92

7k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Psychology 👶 Attachment Theory 🔬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🕸️ Interpersonal Neurobiology

Neuroplasticity

by Moheb Costandi • 2016

Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.

3.98

836

🧠 Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Brain Development 📜 Neuroscience History 🏋️ Brain Training

Neuroplasticity 95%

Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.

by Moheb Costandi 2016

3.98

836 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Brain Development 📜 Neuroscience History 🏋️ Brain Training

Change Your Brain Every Day

by Daniel G. Amen • 2023

Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.

3.97

992

🧠 Brain Health 📅 Daily Practices 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry

Change Your Brain Every Day 95%

Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.

by Daniel G. Amen 2023

3.97

992 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 📅 Daily Practices 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry

The Root of Thought

by Andrew Koob • 2009

Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.

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135

🧠 Neuroscience History 🔄 Brain Plasticity 💭 Memory Science 🔬 Scientific Paradigms 🏥 Brain Disorders

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

🧠 Neuroscience History 🔄 Brain Plasticity 💭 Memory Science 🔬 Scientific Paradigms 🏥 Brain Disorders

Synaptic Self

by Joseph E. LeDoux • 2002

Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.

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5k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Self 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📸 Memory And Identity 😶 Unconscious Emotion 💡 Consciousness Studies

Synaptic Self 95%

Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.

by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002

4.00

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Self 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📸 Memory And Identity 😶 Unconscious Emotion 💡 Consciousness Studies

Positive Neuroscience

by Joshua D. Greene • 2016

The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.

2.50

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Affective Neuroscience 💭 Emotion And Cognition 👁️ Attention And Perception 💡 Creativity Research

Positive Neuroscience 95%

The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.

by Joshua D. Greene 2016

2.50

2 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Affective Neuroscience 💭 Emotion And Cognition 👁️ Attention And Perception 💡 Creativity Research

Whole Brain Living

by Jill Bolte Taylor • 2021

Your brain runs four distinct characters. You can learn to choose which one is in charge.

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2k+

🧠 Brain-Based Self-Help 🧩 Hemispheric Integration 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Self-Integration ⚠️ Overcoming Anxiety

Whole Brain Living 95%

Your brain runs four distinct characters. You can learn to choose which one is in charge.

by Jill Bolte Taylor 2021

4.13

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain-Based Self-Help 🧩 Hemispheric Integration 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Self-Integration ⚠️ Overcoming Anxiety

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

🧠 Brain Imaging 🔄 Neural Plasticity ⚖️ Neuroethics 🧬 Mental Illness Neurobiology 📊 Statistical Thinking

The New Mind Readers 95%

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

🧠 Brain Imaging 🔄 Neural Plasticity ⚖️ Neuroethics 🧬 Mental Illness Neurobiology 📊 Statistical Thinking

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

4.16

5k+

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

Livewired 95%

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

by David Eagleman 2014

4.16

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

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

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🛠️ Applied Neuroscience ⚠️ Brain Limitations

Your Brain 95%

A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.

by Matthew MacDonald 2008

3.77

367 ratings

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🛠️ Applied Neuroscience ⚠️ Brain Limitations

Rewire Your Brain 2.0

by John B. Arden • 2023

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

3.89

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery 🤝 Social Connection 🏃 Exercise And Mood

Rewire Your Brain 2.0 95%

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

by John B. Arden 2023

3.89

63 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery 🤝 Social Connection 🏃 Exercise And Mood

Brain Rules

by John Medina • 2008

Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.

4.01

35k+

🧠 Brain-Based Productivity 📚 Evidence-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology 🏃 Exercise And Cognition

Brain Rules 95%

Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.

by John Medina 2008

4.01

35k+ ratings

🧠 Brain-Based Productivity 📚 Evidence-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology 🏃 Exercise And Cognition

Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot

by Richard Restak • 2001

Rewire your brain at any age: a neurologist's exercises for memory, focus, and emotional clarity.

3.63

726

🧠 Brain Optimization 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🗂️ Memory Techniques 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🏃 Mind-Body Connection

Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot Summary

Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot 95%

Rewire your brain at any age: a neurologist's exercises for memory, focus, and emotional clarity.

by Richard Restak 2001

3.63

726 ratings

🧠 Brain Optimization 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🗂️ Memory Techniques 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🏃 Mind-Body Connection

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

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Neuroscience Critique 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🌐 Extended Mind

The Biological Mind 95%

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

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Neuroscience Critique 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🌐 Extended Mind

Aware

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

3.60

1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

Aware 95%

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

Mind Hacks

by Tom Stafford • 2004

The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.

3.74

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Science 🔧 Applied Psychology 📚 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Perception And Attention

Mind Hacks 94%

The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.

by Tom Stafford 2004

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Science 🔧 Applied Psychology 📚 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Perception And Attention

The Awakened Brain

by Lisa Miller • 2021

Your brain's spiritual circuitry, once engaged, cuts depression recurrence by up to 90 percent.

4.15

3k+

🧠 Spiritual Neuroscience 🛡️ Depression Prevention 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience ✨ Synchronicity 💝 Altruism Research

The Awakened Brain 94%

Your brain's spiritual circuitry, once engaged, cuts depression recurrence by up to 90 percent.

by Lisa Miller 2021

4.15

3k+ ratings

🧠 Spiritual Neuroscience 🛡️ Depression Prevention 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience ✨ Synchronicity 💝 Altruism Research

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon

by Rahul Jandial • 2019

A brain surgeon on protecting your mind: sleep, fasting, a second language work; brain games don't.

4.11

4k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Popular Neuroscience 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 😴 Sleep Science

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon Summary

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon 94%

A brain surgeon on protecting your mind: sleep, fasting, a second language work; brain games don't.

by Rahul Jandial 2019

4.11

4k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Popular Neuroscience 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 😴 Sleep Science

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

by Sharon Begley • 2007

The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.

4.00

2k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔗 Mind-Brain Connection ❤️ Emotional Training 🤝 Compassion Training

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain Summary

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain 94%

The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.

by Sharon Begley 2007

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔗 Mind-Brain Connection ❤️ Emotional Training 🤝 Compassion Training

Secure Relating

by Sue Marriott • 2024

Most fights are two threat brains colliding. The fix: read your own activation, not theirs.

4.39

307

🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Nervous System 🔌 Polyvagal Theory ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Secure Relating 94%

Most fights are two threat brains colliding. The fix: read your own activation, not theirs.

by Sue Marriott 2024

4.39

307 ratings

🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Nervous System 🔌 Polyvagal Theory ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness

by Stan Rodski • 2023

The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.

3.64

492

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Psychoneuroimmunology 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Energy Management

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 94%

The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.

by Stan Rodski 2023

3.64

492 ratings

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Anatomy of the Soul

by Curt Thompson • 2010

Your brain rewires through relationship, not willpower. Why your past is not your destiny.

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🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧬 Neural Plasticity 💔 Shame And Vulnerability

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Your brain rewires through relationship, not willpower. Why your past is not your destiny.

by Curt Thompson 2010

4.32

3k+ ratings

🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧬 Neural Plasticity 💔 Shame And Vulnerability

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