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The Neuroscience of You

How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours

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The Neuroscience of You

By: Chantel Prat
Narrated by: Chantel Prat
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From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what’s average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our quirks are important, and what this means for each of us.

With style and wit, Chantel Prat takes us on a tour of the meaningful ways that our brains are dissimilar from one another. Using real-world examples, along with take-them-yourself tests and quizzes, she shows you how to identify the strengths and weakness of your own brain, while learning what might be going on in the brains of those who are unlike you. With sections like “Focus,” “Navigate,” and “Connect,” The Neuroscience of You helps us see how brains that are engineered differently ultimately take diverse paths when it comes time to prioritize information, use what they’ve learned from experience, relate to other people, and so much more.

While other scientists focus on how “the” brain works “on average,” Prat argues that our obsession with commonalities has slowed our progress toward understanding the very things that make each of us unique and interesting. Her field-leading research, employing cutting-edge technology, reveals the truth: Complicated as it may be, no two brains are alike. And individual differences in brain functioning are as pervasive as they are fundamental to defining what “normal” looks like. Adages such as, “I’m not wired that way” intuitively point to the fact that the brains we’re piloting, educating, and parenting are wonderfully distinct, explaining a whole host of phenomena, from how easily a person might learn a second language in adulthood to whether someone feels curious or threatened when faced with new information. This book invites the reader to understand themselves and others by zooming in so close that we all look gray and squishy.


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Biological Sciences Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Human Brain Neuroscience Emotion

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Fascinating, engaging, fun and funny! She opens up the world of neuroscience in the way Carl Sagan opened up the cosmos. Using stories to show how neuroscience has helped her understand why she is the way she is, as well as why each of us is the way we are, and she does this with great enthusiasm and humor. We truly are all different.

Truly Fascinating!

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Another great book that demonstrates that the old worldly and broadly scientific views on how the brain works are well and truly....well old news!

This book explores the findings of two decades of recent research into the brain and how it navigates the external world to design and develop its version of reality.

This is a must read for anyone looking to expand their knowledge on how the brain works and how to potentially benefit from it.

Brain blowing

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