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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Maryanne Wolf
Harper, 2007
Good Popularization of Serious Research
+ Scientific yet smooth
It is perhaps more enjoyable to listen to this on the CDs, as I did while waiting for the paperback to come out.
So many people were citing it that I felt I needed to know what was in it and didn't want to buy the older hardback version in case there were any significant updates. I purchased the ...
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In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
Eric R. Kandel
W. W. Norton, 2006
From a reader severely lacking in scientific formation...
+ An excellent overview of the mechanism of memory - and more
+ Great book
+ A Beautiful Retelling of a Personal and Scientific Quest
+ Thirty years studying a snail's neuron.
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Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence
Gary Lynch, Richard Granger
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Is bigger better?
+ Does a bigger brain make you smarter?
+ Brain Theories
+ Exciting and relevant
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
John Medina
Pear Press, 2008
Outstanding tips with a sense of humor
+ Paradim Shifting
+ Read this Book if You Teach, Learn, Manage, Work, Raise Children, or Age (Did I leave anyone out?)
+ Brain Rules: RULE!
+ So far, so good...
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Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday ...
Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang
Bloomsbury USA, 2008
A User Manual for the Brain
+ A wonderful introduction to Neuroscience for the average Joe/Jane
+ Answers Questions That One Would Not Even Think About
The aim of this review is to provide potential readers with an insightful synopsis of Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang's "Welcome to Your Brain." The authors are well-known neuroscientists who possess the expertise to explain the science behind life's most common annoyances and questions.
"Welcome to ...
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Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
Gary Marcus
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
The Clusterf*$#@* Mind
+ The Mind and You
+ I enjoyed the Unabridged CD version
The term Kluge, pronounced similarly to "huge", was first popularized in early 1962, in an article written by Jackson Granholm, a computer pioneer. Mr. Granholm defined the word as "an ill-assorted collection of poorly matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
Mr. Marcus asserts that ...
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Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday ...
Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang
Bloomsbury USA, 2008
A User Manual for the Brain
+ A wonderful introduction to Neuroscience for the average Joe/Jane
+ Answers Questions That One Would Not Even Think About
The aim of this review is to provide potential readers with an insightful synopsis of Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang's "Welcome to Your Brain." The authors are well-known neuroscientists who possess the expertise to explain the science behind life's most common annoyances and questions.
"Welcome to ...
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
John Medina
Pear Press, 2008
Outstanding tips with a sense of humor
+ Paradim Shifting
+ Read this Book if You Teach, Learn, Manage, Work, Raise Children, or Age (Did I leave anyone out?)
+ Brain Rules: RULE!
+ So far, so good...
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Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
Gary Marcus
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
The Clusterf*$#@* Mind
+ The Mind and You
+ I enjoyed the Unabridged CD version
The term Kluge, pronounced similarly to "huge", was first popularized in early 1962, in an article written by Jackson Granholm, a computer pioneer. Mr. Granholm defined the word as "an ill-assorted collection of poorly matching parts, forming a distressing whole."
Mr. Marcus asserts that ...
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Maryanne Wolf
Harper, 2007
Good Popularization of Serious Research
+ Scientific yet smooth
It is perhaps more enjoyable to listen to this on the CDs, as I did while waiting for the paperback to come out.
So many people were citing it that I felt I needed to know what was in it and didn't want to buy the older hardback version in case there were any significant updates. I purchased the ...
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In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
Eric R. Kandel
W. W. Norton, 2006
From a reader severely lacking in scientific formation...
+ An excellent overview of the mechanism of memory - and more
+ Great book
+ A Beautiful Retelling of a Personal and Scientific Quest
+ Thirty years studying a snail's neuron.
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Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence
Gary Lynch, Richard Granger
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Is bigger better?
+ Does a bigger brain make you smarter?
+ Brain Theories
+ Exciting and relevant
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