Neuroscience Book Summaries

The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011 256 pages
3.77
6.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Conscious Summary
Conscious
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
by Annaka Harris 2019 144 pages
3.83
8.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself
The Science of Self-Awareness
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021 304 pages
3.88
328 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Emotional Summary
Emotional
How Feelings Shape Our Thinking
by Leonard Mlodinow 2022 272 pages
3.83
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct
Unraveling the Mystery of How the Brain Makes the Mind
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018 288 pages
3.87
801 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self
How Our Brains Become Who We Are
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002 416 pages
4.00
5.1K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess 2018 256 pages
3.80
261 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Siddhartha's Brain Summary
Siddhartha's Brain
Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment
by James Kingsland 2016 352 pages
4.10
1.2K ratings
Buddhism
Psychology
Science
Happy Brain Summary
Happy Brain
Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
by Dean Burnett 2018 352 pages
3.70
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind
In Search of a Fundamental Theory
by David J. Chalmers 1996 432 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences
Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011 578 pages
3.83
1.0K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Brainfluence Summary
Brainfluence
100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing
by Roger Dooley 2011 304 pages
3.96
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Business
Neuroscience
Brain Food Summary
Brain Food
The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power
by Lisa Mosconi 2018 351 pages
3.93
2.6K ratings
Health
Science
Food
The Memory Illusion Summary
The Memory Illusion
Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory
by Julia Shaw 2016 319 pages
3.93
2.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness
Experiences Out of Time and Self
by Marc Wittmann 2018 190 pages
3.76
177 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Emotional Brain Summary
The Emotional Brain
The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life
by Joseph E. LeDoux 1996 384 pages
4.07
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Unconscious Branding Summary
Unconscious Branding
How Neuroscience Can Empower (and Inspire) Marketing
by Douglas Van Praet 2012 288 pages
3.93
334 ratings
Business
Psychology
Neuroscience
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Political Brain Summary
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
by Drew Westen 2007 457 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness
Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
by Rupert Spira 2017 205 pages
4.52
549 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Summary
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
by Robert M. Sapolsky 1997 288 pages
4.19
2.1K ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
Rewire Summary
Rewire
Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
by Richard O'Connor 2014 304 pages
3.82
1.9K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Your Brain Is a Time Machine Summary
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
by Dean Buonomano 2017 304 pages
3.91
1.7K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Physics
Wired for Love Summary
Wired for Love
A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
by Stephanie Cacioppo 2022 224 pages
4.04
1.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Memoir
Aware Summary
Aware
The Science and Practice of Presence--A Complete Guide to the Groundbreaking Wheel of Awareness Meditation Practice
by Daniel J. Siegel 2018 397 pages
3.58
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain
Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998 352 pages
4.26
20.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks
Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain
by Tom Stafford 2004 394 pages
3.74
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Habits of a Happy Brain Summary
Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 238 pages
4.02
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
by Steven Pinker 2007 499 pages
3.91
11.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Linguistics
The Concept of Mind Summary
The Concept of Mind
by Gilbert Ryle 1949 348 pages
3.93
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
by Jaak Panksepp 2010 592 pages
4.46
382 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Black-and-White Thinking Summary
Black-and-White Thinking
The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World
by Kevin Dutton 2021 400 pages
3.57
452 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Essential Difference Summary
The Essential Difference
Male And Female Brains And The Truth About Autism
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2003 288 pages
3.64
917 ratings
Psychology
Science
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by António Damásio 2001 368 pages
3.95
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open
Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
by Steven Johnson 1999 274 pages
3.90
5.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brainstorm Summary
Brainstorm
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel 2011 336 pages
3.89
4.3K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Nerve Summary
Nerve
Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool
by Taylor Clark 2011 320 pages
3.96
700 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Conscience Summary
Conscience
The Origins of Moral Intuition
by Patricia S. Churchland 2019 226 pages
3.77
406 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain
Tales of Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996 288 pages
4.34
11.2K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
The Mind's Eye Summary
The Mind's Eye
by Oliver Sacks 2010 263 pages
3.92
13.4K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
How God Changes Your Brain Summary
How God Changes Your Brain
Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
by Andrew B. Newberg 2009 368 pages
3.96
1.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Religion
The Believing Brain Summary
The Believing Brain
From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths
by Michael Shermer 2011 400 pages
3.93
7.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Religion
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
by Judith Grisel 2019 243 pages
4.13
5.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Mind Summary
Mind
A Brief Introduction
by John Rogers Searle 2004 224 pages
3.86
858 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts
A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002 58 pages
3.95
113 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind
The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021 352 pages
4.04
3.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Science of Love and Betrayal Summary
The Science of Love and Betrayal
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2012 309 pages
3.49
321 ratings
Psychology
Science
Popular Science
Being Human Summary
Being Human
Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.34
777 ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
Soft-Wired Summary
Soft-Wired
How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life
by Michael Merzenich 2013 227 pages
3.99
363 ratings
Neuroscience
Psychology
Science
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