50 Books like The Root of Thought

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

Pictures of the Mind 97%

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 97%

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

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 97%

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

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 97%

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

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

Synaptic Self 97%

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

by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002

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

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 97%

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

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 97%

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 Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

by Sam Kean • 2014

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

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14k+

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

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons 97%

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

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.

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168

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

The New Mind Readers 97%

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

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

🧠 Brain Anatomy 📊 Visual Reference 🧪 Popular Neuroscience 👁️ Sensory Systems 💾 Memory Mechanics

How the Brain Works 97%

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

🧠 Brain Anatomy 📊 Visual Reference 🧪 Popular Neuroscience 👁️ Sensory Systems 💾 Memory Mechanics

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

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

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

Livewired 96%

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

The Brain That Changes Itself 96%

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

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.

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161

Great Myths of the Brain 96%

10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.

by Christian Jarrett 2014

3.83

161 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

🧠 Brain Science 📚 Cognitive Psychology 🧪 Neuropsychology 👁️ Perception Science 💾 Memory Systems

Cognitive Neuroscience 96%

Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.

by Richard Passingham 2016

3.71

318 ratings

🧠 Brain Science 📚 Cognitive Psychology 🧪 Neuropsychology 👁️ Perception Science 💾 Memory Systems

The Neuroscience of You

by Chantel Prat • 2022

Your brain isn't like anyone else's. Neuroscience finally has a field guide for that.

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1k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔄 Brain Plasticity ⚗️ Brain Chemistry ↔️ Left Brain Right Brain

The Neuroscience of You 96%

Your brain isn't like anyone else's. Neuroscience finally has a field guide for that.

by Chantel Prat 2022

3.80

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔄 Brain Plasticity ⚗️ Brain Chemistry ↔️ Left Brain Right Brain

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

The Other Brain

by R. Douglas Fields • 2008

85 percent of your brain is not neurons. That silent majority controls memory, pain, and disease.

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🧠 Neurobiology 🧫 Glial Cells 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🔥 Neuroinflammation 🤕 Brain Disorders

The Other Brain 96%

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

🧠 Neurobiology 🧫 Glial Cells 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🔥 Neuroinflammation 🤕 Brain Disorders

An Alchemy of Mind

by Diane Ackerman • 2004

A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.

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1k+

🧠 Neuroscience 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🪞 Memory And Identity

An Alchemy of Mind 96%

A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.

by Diane Ackerman 2004

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🪞 Memory And Identity

The Tell-Tale Brain

by V.S. Ramachandran • 2010

Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🎨 Neuroaesthetics 🧍 Embodied Cognition 🌈 Synesthesia

The Tell-Tale Brain 96%

Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.

by V.S. Ramachandran 2010

4.15

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🎨 Neuroaesthetics 🧍 Embodied Cognition 🌈 Synesthesia

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 96%

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

Your Brain, Explained

by Marc Dingman • 2019

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

4.15

629

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

Your Brain, Explained 96%

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

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+

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

The Brain's Way of Healing 96%

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

How to Change a Memory

by Steve Ramirez • 2025

Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.

4.17

🧠 Memory Science 🎭 False Memories 💔 Memory And Trauma 🔄 Neuroplasticity 👤 Identity And Memory

How to Change a Memory 96%

Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.

by Steve Ramirez 2025

4.17

54 ratings

🧠 Memory Science 🎭 False Memories 💔 Memory And Trauma 🔄 Neuroplasticity 👤 Identity And Memory

Connections

by Karl Deisseroth • 2021

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

3.78

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

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

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+

🧠 Neuropsychology 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🏥 Neurological Disorders 💭 Consciousness Studies 🪞 The Constructed Self

Phantoms in the Brain 95%

A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.

by V.S. Ramachandran 1998

4.27

21k+ ratings

🧠 Neuropsychology 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🏥 Neurological Disorders 💭 Consciousness Studies 🪞 The Constructed Self

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

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+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science 🔬 Surgical Innovation 💥 Brain Trauma

Gray Matters 95%

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

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science 🔬 Surgical Innovation 💥 Brain Trauma

Awakenings

by Oliver Sacks • 1973

Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.

4.09

14k+

🔬 Clinical Neurology 🫀 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity 💊 Experimental Medicine 📖 Patient Narratives

Awakenings 95%

Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.

by Oliver Sacks 1973

4.09

14k+ ratings

🔬 Clinical Neurology 🫀 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity 💊 Experimental Medicine 📖 Patient Narratives

In Search of Memory

by Eric R. Kandel • 2006

How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.

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🧠 Synaptic Plasticity 🔬 Molecular Biology 😨 Learned Fear 🗺️ Spatial Memory 📜 History Of Neuroscience

In Search of Memory 95%

How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.

by Eric R. Kandel 2006

4.14

5k+ ratings

🧠 Synaptic Plasticity 🔬 Molecular Biology 😨 Learned Fear 🗺️ Spatial Memory 📜 History Of Neuroscience

Uncle Tungsten

by Oliver Sacks • 2001

A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.

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7k+

🧪 Chemical Memoir 📜 History Of Chemistry 🇬🇧 Wartime England 🛡️ Intellectual Refuge 👁️ Sensory Discovery

Uncle Tungsten 95%

A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.

by Oliver Sacks 2001

3.98

7k+ ratings

🧪 Chemical Memoir 📜 History Of Chemistry 🇬🇧 Wartime England 🛡️ Intellectual Refuge 👁️ Sensory Discovery

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+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🩺 Clinical Neurology 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👁️ Visual Perception 👂 The Senses

The Mind's Eye 95%

Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.

by Oliver Sacks 2010

3.92

14k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🩺 Clinical Neurology 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👁️ Visual Perception 👂 The Senses

Projections

by Karl Deisseroth • 2021

How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.

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🧠 Biological Psychiatry 💔 Affective Neuroscience 🔌 Neural Circuits 🛋️ Patient Narratives 🧬 Evolutionary Biology

Projections 95%

How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.

by Karl Deisseroth 2021

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Biological Psychiatry 💔 Affective Neuroscience 🔌 Neural Circuits 🛋️ Patient Narratives 🧬 Evolutionary Biology

The Forgetting Machine

by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga • 2017

Your memory stores roughly 125 MB. The real marvel is what your brain decides to forget.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧠 Constructive Memory 🧠 Role Of Forgetting 🧠 Neural Representation

The Forgetting Machine 95%

Your memory stores roughly 125 MB. The real marvel is what your brain decides to forget.

by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga 2017

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧠 Constructive Memory 🧠 Role Of Forgetting 🧠 Neural Representation

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 95%

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

Descartes' Error

by António Damásio • 1994

A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.

3.95

10k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🦵 Embodied Cognition 🔗 Body-Mind Connection 🌌 Consciousness Studies

Descartes' Error 95%

A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.

by António Damásio 1994

3.95

10k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🦵 Embodied Cognition 🔗 Body-Mind Connection 🌌 Consciousness Studies

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 95%

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

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy

by Louis Cozolino • 2002

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

4.33

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

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 95%

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

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

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🩺 Narrative Medicine 🧠 Popular Neuroscience 🤝 Clinical Empathy 🧩 Brain And Identity 📋 Case Histories

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 95%

When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.

by Oliver Sacks 1985

4.05

249k+ ratings

🩺 Narrative Medicine 🧠 Popular Neuroscience 🤝 Clinical Empathy 🧩 Brain And Identity 📋 Case Histories

The Mind and the Brain

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

4.10

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Mind and the Brain 95%

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001

4.10

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Complete Guide to Memory

by Richard Restak • 2022

Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.

3.67

423

🧠 Memory Science 🏛️ Mnemonic Techniques 💪 Brain Health 👁️ Attention And Focus 🔄 Memory Distortion

The Complete Guide to Memory 95%

Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.

by Richard Restak 2022

3.67

423 ratings

🧠 Memory Science 🏛️ Mnemonic Techniques 💪 Brain Health 👁️ Attention And Focus 🔄 Memory Distortion

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain

by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young • 2012

Learning disabilities are not fixed. Mental workouts can strengthen the brain regions responsible.

3.82

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏋️ Brain Training 🩹 Cognitive Rehabilitation 📚 Learning Disabilities ✏️ Special Needs Education

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain 94%

Learning disabilities are not fixed. Mental workouts can strengthen the brain regions responsible.

by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young 2012

3.82

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏋️ Brain Training 🩹 Cognitive Rehabilitation 📚 Learning Disabilities ✏️ Special Needs Education

The Future of the Mind

by Michio Kaku • 2014

Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.

4.08

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The Future of the Mind 94%

Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.

by Michio Kaku 2014

4.08

16k+ ratings

Smarter

by Dan Hurley • 2013

IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.

3.49

806

🧠 Brain Training 🚀 Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Working Memory 🎯 Attention Training

Smarter 94%

IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.

by Dan Hurley 2013

3.49

806 ratings

🧠 Brain Training 🚀 Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Working Memory 🎯 Attention Training

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

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 94%

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

Brain Rules

by John Medina • 2008

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

4.01

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

Brain Rules 94%

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

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

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