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ever_laurel's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Overall enjoyable, easy to read, explains lots of interesting experiments and also discusses some implications - definitely food for thought! Some of the future visions seemed a bit outlandish, some of the conclusions drawn from specific experiments are probably debatable. The part about "How does consciousness come about?" just isn't my primary field of interest and I don't feel like I gained any new insights there. Would have also enjoyed more about the topic of language and the brain, but that's a personal special interest.
acciosun's review against another edition
5.0
This is an abolute must-read! Eagleman's reader-friendly approach of explaining the depths of the human brain through various case studies helps us see yet another fraction of our world of repetitive patterns and fractile-like development.
nico009's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Este es un buen libro para explicar cómo funciona el cerebro y la personalidad. Ya que no es demasiado técnico, es fácil de comprender. Es una buena puerta de entrada para ahondar más en el tema, ya que algunos temas son apenas un bosquejo de temas mucho más complejos.
Es también un libro que se lee demasiado rápido.
Es también un libro que se lee demasiado rápido.
theowlsarenotwhattheyseem's review against another edition
5.0
Blir helt svimmel av bøker om hjernen. Denne er veldig lettlest og tar for seg de viktigste og sjukeste fun factsa om hjernen. Har gått rundt med oppsperra øyne i tre dager i strekk nå.
ellipher's review against another edition
4.0
Very thought provoking. Not overly scientific, but well cited with lots of examples. It’s more about what the brain means for our consciousness and decision making. Plus, it stands up well considering it was written in 2015 and it’s a rapidly changing field.
ralissta's review against another edition
5.0
Extremely interesting and describes a lot of concepts in neuroscience without getting too technical. An intriguing quick read
natalie_f's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoy neuroscience books and this one was both engaging and reasonably easy to understand by someone who didn't train in the field. My favorite chapter was about brain development and how teenage brain works. I am so-so on the last chapter of potential developments in artificial intelligence and/or uploading human brains because I think [a:David Eagleman|2883386|David Eagleman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1238026723p2/2883386.jpg] didn't adequately cover societal challenges that would be involved in such developments. However, it's still a great book to read for someone who wants to catch up with the latest in brain research.