SEVEN AND A HALF LESSONS ABOUT THE BRAIN

Highly accessible content rich and eminently readable Fascinating and informative popular science at its best The Observer Have you ever wondered why you have a brain Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett bestselling author of How Emotions Are Made demystify that big grey blob between your ears In seven short chapters plus a brief history of how brains evolved this slim entertaining and accessible book reveals mind expanding lessons from the front lines of neuroscience research You ll learn where brains came from how they re structured and why it matters and how yours works in tandem with other brains to create everything you experience Along the way you ll also learn to dismiss popular myths such as the idea of a lizard brain and the alleged battle between thoughts and emotions or even between nature and nurture to determine your behaviour Sure to intrigue casual readers and scientific veterans alike Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain is full of surprises humour and important implications for human nature a gift of a book about our most complex and crucial organ Subtly radical It presents a revelatory model of consciousness that will be completely new to most readers The Guardian