50 Books like I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

How Music Can Make You Better

by Indre Viskontas • 2019

The neuroscience behind why a song can stop time, ease pain, and bond strangers.

3.85

255

🧠 Neuroscience Of Music 🎵 Music Therapy 🔄 Neuroplasticity 😢 Music And Emotion 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

How Music Can Make You Better 97%

The neuroscience behind why a song can stop time, ease pain, and bond strangers.

by Indre Viskontas 2019

3.85

255 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Music 🎵 Music Therapy 🔄 Neuroplasticity 😢 Music And Emotion 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Musicophilia

by Oliver Sacks • 2007

When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.

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75k+

🧠 Music And The Brain 🩻 Clinical Case Studies 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🎵 Music Therapy 👂 Sensory Perception

Musicophilia 97%

When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.

by Oliver Sacks 2007

3.95

75k+ ratings

🧠 Music And The Brain 🩻 Clinical Case Studies 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🎵 Music Therapy 👂 Sensory Perception

Why You Love Music

by John Powell • 2016

Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.

3.76

590

🎵 Music Psychology 🔊 Psychoacoustics 🧠 Music Cognition 🌿 Music Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Why You Love Music 97%

Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.

by John Powell 2016

3.76

590 ratings

🎵 Music Psychology 🔊 Psychoacoustics 🧠 Music Cognition 🌿 Music Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Music Heard So Deeply

by Betsey King • 2015

In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.

4.65

🎵 Music Therapy 📖 Healthcare Memoir 🎨 Creative Arts Therapies 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance

Music Heard So Deeply 96%

In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.

by Betsey King 2015

4.65

23 ratings

🎵 Music Therapy 📖 Healthcare Memoir 🎨 Creative Arts Therapies 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance

Your Brain on Art

by Susan Magsamen • 2023

The neuroscientific case for art: how a single song, color, or poem rewires your brain and body.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎨 Arts And Health ✍️ Creative Expression 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing 💔 Trauma Healing

Your Brain on Art 96%

The neuroscientific case for art: how a single song, color, or poem rewires your brain and body.

by Susan Magsamen 2023

3.90

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎨 Arts And Health ✍️ Creative Expression 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing 💔 Trauma Healing

The Music Advantage

by Anita Collins • 2020

Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.

4.25

182

🧠 Child Brain Development 🎵 Music Education 🎶 Neuroscience Of Music ⚡ Executive Function 📖 Reading Readiness

The Music Advantage 95%

Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.

by Anita Collins 2020

4.25

182 ratings

🧠 Child Brain Development 🎵 Music Education 🎶 Neuroscience Of Music ⚡ Executive Function 📖 Reading Readiness

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

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Brain's Way of Healing 95%

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

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

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.

4.20

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

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+

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

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

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

The Healing Power of Sound

by Mitchell L. Gaynor MD • 2002

Sound that heals: an oncologist shows how vibrations from bowls and voice beat illness.

4.20

179

🎵 Sound Healing 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎶 Music Therapy 💔 Emotional Release 🌈 Chakra Healing

The Healing Power of Sound 95%

Sound that heals: an oncologist shows how vibrations from bowls and voice beat illness.

by Mitchell L. Gaynor MD 2002

4.20

179 ratings

🎵 Sound Healing 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎶 Music Therapy 💔 Emotional Release 🌈 Chakra Healing

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 95%

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

Think Smart

by Richard Restak • 2009

Six months of aerobics grows the brain. A neuroscientist reveals what else works.

3.74

605

🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 📝 Memory Techniques 🔬 Popular Neuroscience

Think Smart 94%

Six months of aerobics grows the brain. A neuroscientist reveals what else works.

by Richard Restak 2009

3.74

605 ratings

🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 📝 Memory Techniques 🔬 Popular Neuroscience

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

by Wendy Suzuki • 2015

The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.

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🧠 Brain Health 🏃 Exercise Neuroscience 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Benefits

Healthy Brain, Happy Life 94%

The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.

by Wendy Suzuki 2015

3.65

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🏃 Exercise Neuroscience 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Benefits

Healing at the Speed of Sound

by Don Campbell • 2011

Sculpt your sonic environment and turn sound into medicine for sharper focus and lasting calm.

3.69

228

🎵 Sound Therapy 🎶 Music Therapy 🔊 Noise Pollution 🌳 Natural Soundscapes 🧘 Mindful Listening

Healing at the Speed of Sound 94%

Sculpt your sonic environment and turn sound into medicine for sharper focus and lasting calm.

by Don Campbell 2011

3.69

228 ratings

🎵 Sound Therapy 🎶 Music Therapy 🔊 Noise Pollution 🌳 Natural Soundscapes 🧘 Mindful Listening

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.

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🧠 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

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

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

Pictures of the Mind 94%

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

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 94%

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

Rewire Your Brain

by John B. Arden • 2010

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

3.88

1k+

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

Rewire Your Brain 94%

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

Biohack Your Brain

by Kristen Willeumier • 2020

New brain cells, at any age. The diet, exercise, and supplement protocol that triggers them.

3.87

913

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚙️ Biohacking 😴 Sleep Optimization 🥑 Nutritional Neuroscience

Biohack Your Brain 94%

New brain cells, at any age. The diet, exercise, and supplement protocol that triggers them.

by Kristen Willeumier 2020

3.87

913 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚙️ Biohacking 😴 Sleep Optimization 🥑 Nutritional Neuroscience

Guitar Zero

by Gary F. Marcus • 2012

Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.

3.64

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🧠 Music Cognition 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📈 Skill Acquisition 🎵 Music Education

Guitar Zero 94%

Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.

by Gary F. Marcus 2012

3.64

2k+ ratings

🧠 Music Cognition 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📈 Skill Acquisition 🎵 Music Education

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 94%

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

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

796

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 94%

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

by Sandra Blakeslee 2007

3.98

796 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

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+

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

The Disordered Mind 94%

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

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 94%

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

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

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🧠 Brain Health 🔬 Brain Imaging 🩺 Functional Medicine 🧬 Personalized Medicine 💥 Traumatic Brain Injury

The End of Mental Illness 94%

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

🧠 Brain Health 🔬 Brain Imaging 🩺 Functional Medicine 🧬 Personalized Medicine 💥 Traumatic Brain Injury

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

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

4.16

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

Livewired 94%

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

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 94%

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

Keep Sharp

by Sanjay Gupta • 2021

Exercise can cut your dementia risk in half. A neurosurgeon on the other changes that matter.

4.08

12k+

🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Exercise And The Brain 😴 Sleep Science

Keep Sharp 94%

Exercise can cut your dementia risk in half. A neurosurgeon on the other changes that matter.

by Sanjay Gupta 2021

4.08

12k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Exercise And The Brain 😴 Sleep Science

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.

4.19

2k+

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

El puente donde habitan las mariposas Summary

El puente donde habitan las mariposas 94%

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

Magnificent Mind at Any Age

by Daniel G. Amen • 2008

The brain circuits that drive or derail your life, and the natural protocols to balance them.

3.89

837

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility 🏋️ Resilience Training ⚡ Dopamine And Motivation 🔬 Neuroscience Self-Help

Magnificent Mind at Any Age 94%

The brain circuits that drive or derail your life, and the natural protocols to balance them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2008

3.89

837 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility 🏋️ Resilience Training ⚡ Dopamine And Motivation 🔬 Neuroscience Self-Help

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

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

Your Brain, Explained

by Marc Dingman • 2019

No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.

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629

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🕸️ Distributed Processing 👁️ Attention And Perception 💾 Memory Systems 😨 Fear And Emotion

Your Brain, Explained 94%

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

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🕸️ Distributed Processing 👁️ Attention And Perception 💾 Memory Systems 😨 Fear And Emotion

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Brain Rules for Aging Well

by John Medina • 2017

Retirement erodes the brain. So does loneliness. The everyday habits that reverse the damage.

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867

🧠 Cognitive Aging 🤝 Social Neuroscience 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💊 Lifestyle Medicine

Brain Rules for Aging Well 94%

Retirement erodes the brain. So does loneliness. The everyday habits that reverse the damage.

by John Medina 2017

4.11

867 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Aging 🤝 Social Neuroscience 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💊 Lifestyle Medicine

Strong Brains, Sharp Minds

by Michael C. Patterson • 2014

Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.

5.00

🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💊 Lifestyle Medicine 🌱 Healthy Aging

Strong Brains, Sharp Minds 94%

Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.

by Michael C. Patterson 2014

5.00

1 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💊 Lifestyle Medicine 🌱 Healthy Aging

Soft-Wired

by Michael Merzenich • 2013

Brain plasticity can work for you or against you. The difference is in your daily habits.

3.98

379

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧩 Brain Training 🛡️ Cognitive Reserve 📚 Lifelong Learning

Soft-Wired 94%

Brain plasticity can work for you or against you. The difference is in your daily habits.

by Michael Merzenich 2013

3.98

379 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧩 Brain Training 🛡️ Cognitive Reserve 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Age-Proof Brain

by Marc Milstein • 2022

Your brain's age isn't fixed: the everyday habits that can make it younger, starting today.

4.27

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🧠 Brain Aging 🏥 Lifestyle Medicine 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📝 Memory Improvement 😴 Sleep Hygiene

The Age-Proof Brain 94%

Your brain's age isn't fixed: the everyday habits that can make it younger, starting today.

by Marc Milstein 2022

4.27

1k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Aging 🏥 Lifestyle Medicine 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📝 Memory Improvement 😴 Sleep Hygiene

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

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

The Root of Thought 94%

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

The Changing Mind

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2020

The brain's late bloom: what improves with age, and how to accelerate it.

3.93

4k+

🧬 Healthy Aging 🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧓 Cognitive Aging 🔬 The Science Of Aging

The Changing Mind 94%

The brain's late bloom: what improves with age, and how to accelerate it.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2020

3.93

4k+ ratings

🧬 Healthy Aging 🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧓 Cognitive Aging 🔬 The Science Of Aging

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

988

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🩺 Integrative Psychiatry

Making a Good Brain Great 94%

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

by Daniel G. Amen 2005

3.86

988 ratings

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🩺 Integrative Psychiatry

Memory Rescue

by Daniel G. Amen • 2017

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

4.05

677

🧠 Brain Health 💭 Memory Improvement ⚠️ Cognitive Decline 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine

Memory Rescue 94%

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

by Daniel G. Amen 2017

4.05

677 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 💭 Memory Improvement ⚠️ Cognitive Decline 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine

Brain

by Elizabeth R. Ricker • 2025

No manual came with your brain. Here are the daily habits, mental workouts, and early warnings.

4.09

🧠 Brain Health 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🔄 Daily Habits 🚀 Peak Performance 🤝 Brain-Body Connection

Brain 93%

No manual came with your brain. Here are the daily habits, mental workouts, and early warnings.

by Elizabeth R. Ricker 2025

4.09

54 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🔄 Daily Habits 🚀 Peak Performance 🤝 Brain-Body Connection

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend

by Rachel Barr • 2025

Your brain is not broken. It just needs to be understood. A neuroscientist shows you how.

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How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend Summary

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend 93%

Your brain is not broken. It just needs to be understood. A neuroscientist shows you how.

by Rachel Barr 2025

4.17

1k+ ratings

Rock Steady

by Joey Remenyi • 2020

Your brain created the ringing and spinning. Here is how to teach it to create calm instead.

4.10

240

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Tinnitus Relief 🎢 Vestibular Disorders 🔁 Symptom Reprocessing

Rock Steady 93%

Your brain created the ringing and spinning. Here is how to teach it to create calm instead.

by Joey Remenyi 2020

4.10

240 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Tinnitus Relief 🎢 Vestibular Disorders 🔁 Symptom Reprocessing

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+

🧠 Neuroscience 📜 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 📖 Clinical Tales 🧩 Neurological Disorders

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons 93%

History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.

by Sam Kean 2014

4.25

14k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 📜 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 📖 Clinical Tales 🧩 Neurological Disorders

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 🌌 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity

How Your Brain Works 93%

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

by New Scientist 2017

3.92

353 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 👁️ Perception And Reality 💭 Memory Systems 🌌 Consciousness Studies 🔄 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 93%

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

My Stroke of Insight

by Jill Bolte Taylor • 2006

A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.

3.92

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🧠 Neuroscience 🚑 Stroke Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity ↔️ Brain Hemispheres 🌊 Emotional Regulation

My Stroke of Insight 93%

A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.

by Jill Bolte Taylor 2006

3.92

33k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🚑 Stroke Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity ↔️ Brain Hemispheres 🌊 Emotional Regulation

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 93%

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

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

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