Best Neuroscience Books | Summaries & Audio

Neuroscience Book Summaries

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

500+

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

Your Brain, Explained

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

by Marc Dingman 2019 256 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

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

Brain Power

by Michael J. Gelb • 2011

Cognitive decline is not inevitable. The habits that keep your mind decades younger than your body.

3.73

284

🧠 Cognitive Aging 🏥 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Healthy Aging 📚 Lifelong Learning

Brain Power

Cognitive decline is not inevitable. The habits that keep your mind decades younger than your body.

by Michael J. Gelb 2011 248 pages

3.73

284 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Aging 🏥 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Healthy Aging 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Mind's Past

by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998

Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.

3.77

115

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Consciousness Studies ⚡ Unconscious Processing 🎭 Self-Deception 🔄 Memory Distortion

The Mind's Past

Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.

by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998 208 pages

3.77

115 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Consciousness Studies ⚡ Unconscious Processing 🎭 Self-Deception 🔄 Memory Distortion

Innate

by Kevin J. Mitchell • 2018

Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.

4.14

500+

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Nature Versus Nurture 🧠 Brain Development 🎭 Personality Psychology

Innate

Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.

by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018 304 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Nature Versus Nurture 🧠 Brain Development 🎭 Personality Psychology

The Disordered Mind

by Eric R. Kandel • 2018

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

4.13

2k+

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

The Disordered Mind

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

by Eric R. Kandel 2018 304 pages

4.13

2k+ ratings

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

The Male Brain

by Louann Brizendine • 2010

A woman's brain isn't a blank slate: hormones sculpt it for love, talk, and survival.

3.82

5k+

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧪 Hormonal Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤱 Maternal Neuroscience 🌙 Menopause Transition

The Male Brain

A woman's brain isn't a blank slate: hormones sculpt it for love, talk, and survival.

by Louann Brizendine 2010 271 pages

3.82

5k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Sex Differences 🧪 Hormonal Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤱 Maternal Neuroscience 🌙 Menopause Transition

The Divided Mind

by John E. Sarno • 2006

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

4.04

1k+

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

The Divided Mind

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

by John E. Sarno 2006 394 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

Looking for Spinoza

by António Damásio • 2001

A neuroscientist reveals feelings are body maps, and Spinoza mapped it first.

3.96

2k+

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🧬 Consciousness Science 🫀 Interoception 🚶 Embodied Cognition

Looking for Spinoza

A neuroscientist reveals feelings are body maps, and Spinoza mapped it first.

by António Damásio 2001 355 pages

3.96

2k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🧬 Consciousness Science 🫀 Interoception 🚶 Embodied Cognition

Remember

by Lisa Genova • 2021

How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.

4.18

16k+

🧠 Memory Science 🎯 Attention And Memory 😴 Sleep And Brain Health 🛡️ Alzheimer's Prevention 🌀 Memory Distortion

Remember

How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.

by Lisa Genova 2021 264 pages

4.18

16k+ ratings

🧠 Memory Science 🎯 Attention And Memory 😴 Sleep And Brain Health 🛡️ Alzheimer's Prevention 🌀 Memory Distortion

On Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins • 2004

The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.

4.11

6k+

🧠 Predictive Processing 🤖 Brain Inspired Ai 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 💾 Memory And Learning 🧬 Neuroscience Of Intelligence

On Intelligence

The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.

by Jeff Hawkins 2004 261 pages

4.11

6k+ ratings

🧠 Predictive Processing 🤖 Brain Inspired Ai 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 💾 Memory And Learning 🧬 Neuroscience Of Intelligence

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

13k+

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

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

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

by Sam Kean 2014 416 pages

4.25

13k+ ratings

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

Power Up Your Brain

by David Perlmutter • 2011

A neurologist on why fasting and shamanic rituals rewire the brain beyond what any drug can.

4.09

494

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥑 Brain Nutrition ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🪶 Shamanic Healing

Power Up Your Brain

A neurologist on why fasting and shamanic rituals rewire the brain beyond what any drug can.

by David Perlmutter 2011 264 pages

4.09

494 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥑 Brain Nutrition ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🪶 Shamanic Healing

Kluge

by Gary F. Marcus • 2008

Your brain is an evolutionary patch job: why you forget, misjudge, and chase empty pleasures.

3.83

2k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch 💭 Memory Fallibility 🏗️ Mental Architecture

Kluge

Your brain is an evolutionary patch job: why you forget, misjudge, and chase empty pleasures.

by Gary F. Marcus 2008 224 pages

3.83

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch 💭 Memory Fallibility 🏗️ Mental Architecture

Neurodharma

by Rick Hanson • 2020

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

3.88

500+

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Neurodharma

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

by Rick Hanson 2020 352 pages

3.88

500+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

A Brief History of Intelligence

by Max Solomon Bennett • 2023

Five evolutionary breakthroughs built your brain. Each one reveals what AI is still missing.

4.46

4k+

🧠 Evolutionary Biology 🧩 Cognitive Science 🦎 Brain Evolution 🤔 Theory Of Mind 🗣️ Language Evolution

A Brief History of Intelligence

Five evolutionary breakthroughs built your brain. Each one reveals what AI is still missing.

by Max Solomon Bennett 2023 432 pages

4.46

4k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Biology 🧩 Cognitive Science 🦎 Brain Evolution 🤔 Theory Of Mind 🗣️ Language Evolution

Elastic

by Leonard Mlodinow • 2018

The third gear your brain has been hiding: how to think flexibly when the rules change.

3.87

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔄 Adaptive Thinking 🧪 Creative Neuroscience 🚧 Mental Filters

Elastic

The third gear your brain has been hiding: how to think flexibly when the rules change.

by Leonard Mlodinow 2018

3.87

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🔄 Adaptive Thinking 🧪 Creative Neuroscience 🚧 Mental Filters

NeuroWisdom

by Mark Robert Waldman • 2017

Four brain systems determine your wealth and your mood; here is how to train them.

3.76

254

💰 Wealth Psychology 🧠 Neuroeconomics 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 🔄 Positive Neuroplasticity ☀️ Optimism Training

NeuroWisdom

Four brain systems determine your wealth and your mood; here is how to train them.

by Mark Robert Waldman 2017 304 pages

3.76

254 ratings

💰 Wealth Psychology 🧠 Neuroeconomics 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 🔄 Positive Neuroplasticity ☀️ Optimism Training

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.

4.17

1k+

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend

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

by Rachel Barr 2025 288 pages

4.17

1k+ ratings

La vida secreta de la mente

by Mariano Sigman • 2015

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

3.99

2k+

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

La vida secreta de la mente

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

by Mariano Sigman 2015 292 pages

3.99

2k+ ratings

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

The Book of Minds

by Philip Ball • 2022

Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.

3.95

210

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Cognitive Science 🐙 Animal Intelligence 👽 Alien Intelligence 🤖 Artificial Intelligence

The Book of Minds

Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.

by Philip Ball 2022 513 pages

3.95

210 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Cognitive Science 🐙 Animal Intelligence 👽 Alien Intelligence 🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Brain-Based Parenting

by Daniel A. Hughes • 2012

Parental stress physically blocks the ability to bond. A four-part practice for restoring it.

4.28

158

🧩 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Neuroscience Of Parenting ❤️‍🩹 Trauma-Informed Parenting 😰 Caregiver Stress 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Brain-Based Parenting

Parental stress physically blocks the ability to bond. A four-part practice for restoring it.

by Daniel A. Hughes 2012 264 pages

4.28

158 ratings

🧩 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Neuroscience Of Parenting ❤️‍🩹 Trauma-Informed Parenting 😰 Caregiver Stress 🧘 Mindful Parenting

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

1k+

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

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain

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

by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young 2012 288 pages

3.82

1k+ ratings

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

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

3.88

307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009 288 pages

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

The Agile Mind

by Estanislao Bachrach • 2012

Creativity is a trainable brain function. The neuroscience of building it, one exercise at a time.

3.71

1k+

🧠 Creativity Science 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Lateral Thinking 🚧 Creative Blocks

The Agile Mind

Creativity is a trainable brain function. The neuroscience of building it, one exercise at a time.

by Estanislao Bachrach 2012 256 pages

3.71

1k+ ratings

🧠 Creativity Science 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💡 Idea Generation 🔀 Lateral Thinking 🚧 Creative Blocks

Brain-Wise

by Patricia S. Churchland • 2002

Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.

4.04

140

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Neurophilosophy 💭 Consciousness Studies ❤️ Emotion And Reason ⛓️ Free Will Debate

Brain-Wise

Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.

by Patricia S. Churchland 2002

4.04

140 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Neurophilosophy 💭 Consciousness Studies ❤️ Emotion And Reason ⛓️ Free Will Debate

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.

4.45

148

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

Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma

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

by Sebern F. Fisher 2014 408 pages

4.45

148 ratings

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

Neuroplasticity

by Moheb Costandi • 2016

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

3.98

500+

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

Neuroplasticity

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

by Moheb Costandi 2016 192 pages

3.98

500+ ratings

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

Use Your Brain to Change Your Age

by Daniel G. Amen • 2012

The brain-first anti-aging plan: use diet, exercise, and mental training to reset your body's clock.

3.89

500+

🧠 Brain Health ⏳ Anti-Aging Strategies 🥗 Nutrition For Brain 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🩺 Lifestyle Medicine

Use Your Brain to Change Your Age

The brain-first anti-aging plan: use diet, exercise, and mental training to reset your body's clock.

by Daniel G. Amen 2012 384 pages

3.89

500+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health ⏳ Anti-Aging Strategies 🥗 Nutrition For Brain 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🩺 Lifestyle Medicine

The Hand

by Frank R. Wilson • 1998

The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.

3.82

217

🧬 Human Evolution 🦴 Paleoanthropology 🧠 Embodied Cognition 💪 Motor Control 🔧 Tool Use

The Hand

The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.

by Frank R. Wilson 1998 416 pages

3.82

217 ratings

🧬 Human Evolution 🦴 Paleoanthropology 🧠 Embodied Cognition 💪 Motor Control 🔧 Tool Use

Thinking and Deciding

by Jonathan Baron • 2007

A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.

4.06

320

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 📊 Decision Frameworks ⚙️ Productivity Methods 🧩 Problem Solving

Thinking and Deciding

A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.

by Jonathan Baron 2007 600 pages

4.06

320 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 📊 Decision Frameworks ⚙️ Productivity Methods 🧩 Problem Solving

The Compass of Pleasure

by David J. Linden • 2010

Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.

3.89

5k+

🧠 Dopamine And Reward 💉 Addiction Neurobiology 🍔 Food And The Brain 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🧩 Neuroplasticity

The Compass of Pleasure

Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.

by David J. Linden 2010 240 pages

3.89

5k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine And Reward 💉 Addiction Neurobiology 🍔 Food And The Brain 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🧩 Neuroplasticity

Proust and the Squid

by Maryanne Wolf • 2007

Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.

3.85

8k+

📜 History Of Reading 🧠 Neuroscience Of Reading ✍️ History Of Writing 🤿 Deep Reading 🔤 Dyslexia

Proust and the Squid

Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.

by Maryanne Wolf 2007 308 pages

3.85

8k+ ratings

📜 History Of Reading 🧠 Neuroscience Of Reading ✍️ History Of Writing 🤿 Deep Reading 🔤 Dyslexia

The Changing Mind

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2020

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

3.93

3k+

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

The Changing Mind

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

by Daniel J. Levitin 2020

3.93

3k+ ratings

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

Psychology of the Future

by Stanislav Grof • 2000

Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.

4.27

302

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Trauma

Psychology of the Future

Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.

by Stanislav Grof 2000 362 pages

4.27

302 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Trauma

Neurociencia del cuerpo

by Nazareth Castellanos • 2022

Memory lives in your gut, perception rides on your heartbeat, and your breath rewires your brain.

4.25

1k+

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis 👁️ Somatic Awareness 🌬️ Breathwork

Neurociencia del cuerpo

Memory lives in your gut, perception rides on your heartbeat, and your breath rewires your brain.

by Nazareth Castellanos 2022 235 pages

4.25

1k+ ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis 👁️ Somatic Awareness 🌬️ Breathwork

Conversations on Consciousness

by Susan Blackmore • 2005

One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?

4.02

2k+

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Brain And Mind ⚖️ Free Will Debate 🐒 Animal Minds

Conversations on Consciousness

One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?

by Susan Blackmore 2005 288 pages

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Brain And Mind ⚖️ Free Will Debate 🐒 Animal Minds

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

500+

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

Why You Love Music

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

by John Powell 2016 310 pages

3.76

500+ ratings

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

How the Mind Works

by Steven Pinker • 1997

Your mind is a system of evolved modules. Consciousness is the one puzzle evolution left unsolved.

3.99

21k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Cognitive Science 🧩 Modular Mind 💻 Computational Mind 🏗️ Cognitive Architecture

How the Mind Works

Your mind is a system of evolved modules. Consciousness is the one puzzle evolution left unsolved.

by Steven Pinker 1997 660 pages

3.99

21k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Cognitive Science 🧩 Modular Mind 💻 Computational Mind 🏗️ Cognitive Architecture

The Painful Truth

by Monty Lyman • 2021

Pain is a brain-made guardian, not a damage alarm. Reframing it unlocks healing.

4.29

388

🧠 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain Management 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💔 Pain And Emotion

The Painful Truth

Pain is a brain-made guardian, not a damage alarm. Reframing it unlocks healing.

by Monty Lyman 2021 292 pages

4.29

388 ratings

🧠 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain Management 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💔 Pain And Emotion

Simulations of God

by John C. Lilly • 1975

God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.

4.00

133

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Transpersonal Psychology 🕉️ Comparative Religion 💭 Philosophy Of Mind

Simulations of God

God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.

by John C. Lilly 1975 284 pages

4.00

133 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Transpersonal Psychology 🕉️ Comparative Religion 💭 Philosophy Of Mind

You, Happier

by Daniel G. Amen • 2022

Your brain has a type. Learn it, then apply the happiness strategy that actually fits.

3.83

2k+

🧠 Happiness Neuroscience 🛡️ Brain Health 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ❤️ Happy Relationships

You, Happier

Your brain has a type. Learn it, then apply the happiness strategy that actually fits.

by Daniel G. Amen 2022 341 pages

3.83

2k+ ratings

🧠 Happiness Neuroscience 🛡️ Brain Health 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ❤️ Happy Relationships

How the Mind Changed

by Joseph Jebelli • 2022

The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.

4.06

348

🧬 Human Evolution 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧩 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Social Brain 🔮 Predictive Brain

How the Mind Changed

The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.

by Joseph Jebelli 2022 320 pages

4.06

348 ratings

🧬 Human Evolution 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧩 Evolutionary Psychology 👥 Social Brain 🔮 Predictive Brain

Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds

by Dennis Proffitt • 2020

Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.

4.01

238

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌏 Cultural Psychology 🌿 Ecological Psychology 👁️ Perception Studies

Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds

Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.

by Dennis Proffitt 2020 320 pages

4.01

238 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌏 Cultural Psychology 🌿 Ecological Psychology 👁️ Perception Studies

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

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

by Richard Passingham 2016 160 pages

3.71

318 ratings

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

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+

🧠 Neurology 🩺 Medical Humanities 📖 Narrative Medicine 👁️ Altered Perception 🏛️ History Of Psychiatry

Everything in Its Place

Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.

by Oliver Sacks 2019 288 pages

4.14

3k+ ratings

🧠 Neurology 🩺 Medical Humanities 📖 Narrative Medicine 👁️ Altered Perception 🏛️ History Of Psychiatry

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

by Wendy Suzuki • 2015

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

3.65

2k+

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

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

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

by Wendy Suzuki 2015 320 pages

3.65

2k+ ratings

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

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

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

by John J. Ratey 2001 416 pages

4.04

2k+ ratings

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

The Brain Sell

by David R. Lewis • 2013

Brain scans, store scents, data trails: the invisible science of turning you into a buyer.

3.88

138

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🧬 Neuromarketing 🛒 Retail Psychology ❤️ Emotional Branding 👃 Sensory Marketing

The Brain Sell

Brain scans, store scents, data trails: the invisible science of turning you into a buyer.

by David R. Lewis 2013 306 pages

3.88

138 ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🧬 Neuromarketing 🛒 Retail Psychology ❤️ Emotional Branding 👃 Sensory Marketing

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

1k+

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

The Other Brain

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

by R. Douglas Fields 2008 384 pages

4.13

1k+ ratings

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

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

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

by Richard Restak 2022 110 pages

3.67

423 ratings

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

Previous 3 4 5 6 7 Next

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M