Sometimes I felt like I just wasn't clever enough for this book， but I can't really blame the authors for that。'Journey of the Mind' was not as I expected。 I've read a fair few books by neuroscientists， and you start to notice a 'pop science' template after a while。 But Ogas' and Gaddam's book focuses less on vignettes and case studies， using these more sparingly and more often for metaphor than examples。 The authors opt for a more abstract approach instead。 In less adept hands this would be a r Sometimes I felt like I just wasn't clever enough for this book， but I can't really blame the authors for that。'Journey of the Mind' was not as I expected。 I've read a fair few books by neuroscientists， and you start to notice a 'pop science' template after a while。 But Ogas' and Gaddam's book focuses less on vignettes and case studies， using these more sparingly and more often for metaphor than examples。 The authors opt for a more abstract approach instead。 In less adept hands this would be a real struggle to read， but I found most of the book to be engaging （with even a small sharp edge of humour）。 It helps that the prose is so whip-smart and assured。 There's also a very cool moment when the subject of AI is under discussion - you'll know what I mean when you get there。 What 'Journey of the Mind' does is give you a completely different way to imagine intelligence and consciousness。 I wasn't always convinced （for example， I didn't see an explanation for the claim that chimpanzees only have a sense of self for as long as they have a mirror in front of them）， but I felt intellectually exercised， and my mind feels satisfyingly broadened。（With thanks to W。 W。 Norton & Company and NetGalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review） 。。。more