The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours
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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。
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。
Reviews
JP
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This book is informative， but I also found it too "brainy，" in the sense it was more about the brain than about psychology。 This book is informative， but I also found it too "brainy，" in the sense it was more about the brain than about psychology。 。。。more
Guy Chadwick
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Loads of information and very interesting。 To fully appreciate I would need to spend quite a bit of time learning more about neuroscience。
Asif
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Textbook of botany Singh Pande
Analie
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Our brains weigh only three pounds， yet hold 86 billion signal-producing cells。 They really are mindblowingly amazing and unique！ At times， I found this book pretty technical and difficult to extract an application for daily life。 However， it was interesting on a purely informational level。 There are little exercises to help readers notice how their brains work。 I also loved learning about "Mixology，" how our brains use chemicals like dopamine to control our behavior as well as how curiosity dri Our brains weigh only three pounds， yet hold 86 billion signal-producing cells。 They really are mindblowingly amazing and unique！ At times， I found this book pretty technical and difficult to extract an application for daily life。 However， it was interesting on a purely informational level。 There are little exercises to help readers notice how their brains work。 I also loved learning about "Mixology，" how our brains use chemicals like dopamine to control our behavior as well as how curiosity drives learning。 Now whenever I'm pleasantly surprised and feel a rush of good energy， I know just what is happening。 。。。more
Salima Lakhani
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Fascinating！
Dhananjay Tomar
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The info provided in this book is at the surface level， while I prefer books that go at least a bit in-depth。Part 1 of the book was kinda good （if I ignore not getting into the depth part）， but I didn't like part 2 much。 At times I also felt that the author was drawing some significant conclusions based on weak evidence that only hints towards those things。 Maybe， there's more evidence than the studies the author talked about， but there was no mention of those or something like "there are a whol The info provided in this book is at the surface level， while I prefer books that go at least a bit in-depth。Part 1 of the book was kinda good （if I ignore not getting into the depth part）， but I didn't like part 2 much。 At times I also felt that the author was drawing some significant conclusions based on weak evidence that only hints towards those things。 Maybe， there's more evidence than the studies the author talked about， but there was no mention of those or something like "there are a whole lot of other studies supporting X"。I wouldn't recommend against reading the book。 Unlike me， you might like it but this one's definitely not among the best popular science book on psychology/neuroscience。 。。。more
Jenni
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I own this book， but I ended up getting the audiobook and listening through it because I just love hearing Chantel talk about this stuff！ Here's a neuroscientist you can geek out with about various fandoms while she just casually drops some intense neuro-knowledge and makes you intrigued about yourself and other people！ Chantel's writing is engaging， funny， and super informative--a breeze of a book to read on such a complicated topic。 The book has a bunch of fun tests to see what kind of a brain I own this book， but I ended up getting the audiobook and listening through it because I just love hearing Chantel talk about this stuff！ Here's a neuroscientist you can geek out with about various fandoms while she just casually drops some intense neuro-knowledge and makes you intrigued about yourself and other people！ Chantel's writing is engaging， funny， and super informative--a breeze of a book to read on such a complicated topic。 The book has a bunch of fun tests to see what kind of a brain you， the reader， have - and consequently， what drives you， whether it's the type of curiosity you exhibit， or the type of memory you have。 And lest you feel intimidated， the whole premise here is that you just want to find out about you （and maybe about other people）， and discard the whole notion of comparing yourself to others or their performance。 It really ought to be obvious， but I was still kind of mind-blown at the very top of the book， when Chantel reminds us that when science talks about "normal" or "typical，" the typical comes from a globally-speaking very un-typical group: mostly young， white， college-educated grad students who are subjected to these tests！ They are not typical at all！ It really puts things into perspective， especially in our era of everyone getting a TikTok diagnosis of something。 But what if we're all "normal" - because difference is the norm？ And that's what we should use as the underlying understanding for how to build better educational systems， workplaces， and so on。 My favorite chapters in the book are about bilingualism （because I'm bilingual， so for very selfish reasons） and how it affects thinking - both by slowing down certain processes， but also expanding some others - and about curiosity。 I've always been fascinated by whether curiosity can be taught， because I truly feel that a lot of problems in this world would be solved if people were curious about other people's experiences， or other forms of information than what we're used to， and so on。 It doesn't need to mean that we have to always accept everything; but having that tendency to say "how about I see what this could do？" instead of "I don't think learning about this is worth the effort" seems like it could keep our brains active。 I learned a lot about myself by reading this book， and doing the tests as honestly as I could （I completely froze in one and failed it magnificently - but it made me curious to know why that happened！） and I highly recommend it to everyone， especially if you ever dread that Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner where you'll inevitably end up arguing politics with relatives whose view points you have a terrible time understanding （and vice versa！）。 ;） 。。。more
Wendy
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Informative and entertaining， educational and engaging， I really enjoyed this read。 As someone who's just beginning to get into non-fiction reading， I'm always worried the writing will be above my head。 But this was written in terms easily understood by all。 I would recommend to anyone wanting to understand more about how the human brain works。 。 。or doesn't， depending on your perspective。 Informative and entertaining， educational and engaging， I really enjoyed this read。 As someone who's just beginning to get into non-fiction reading， I'm always worried the writing will be above my head。 But this was written in terms easily understood by all。 I would recommend to anyone wanting to understand more about how the human brain works。 。 。or doesn't， depending on your perspective。 。。。more
David
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Wow！ This is one of the best books on neuroscience for the lay person。It is very accessible with easy to understand explanations and examples combined with the author's wit。 The book is peppered with self-assessments （as well as on her website: https://www。chantelprat。com/research。。。。） to aid the reader in further understanding how the material is relevant。I appreciate books which present a more nuanced understanding of the research。 While presenting the latest findings in the field， the author Wow！ This is one of the best books on neuroscience for the lay person。It is very accessible with easy to understand explanations and examples combined with the author's wit。 The book is peppered with self-assessments （as well as on her website: https://www。chantelprat。com/research。。。。） to aid the reader in further understanding how the material is relevant。I appreciate books which present a more nuanced understanding of the research。 While presenting the latest findings in the field， the author acknowledges its limitations。 Also， you will not find binary conclusions or a one-size-fits-all approach。Beyond just presenting the findings of research， I enjoyed her explanations of how they were conducted as it provides greater insight into how the brain works。In the first part of the book， she explains how differences in brain engineering shape the way one thinks， feels and behaves - from the two hemispheres of the brain to its neurochemistry to neural synchronization。The second part of the book dives into brain functions covering the following:- Focus: How Signals Compete to Control Your Mind- Adapt: How Your Brain Learns to Understand the Environment You Inhabit- Navigate: How Knowledge Creates Road Maps and Why We Don’t Always Use Them to Guide Our Decisions- Explore: How Curiosity and Threat Compete to Shape Behaviors at the Edges of Knowing- Connect: How Two Brains Get on the Same WavelengthA very practical and helpful book。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Helga
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Interesting， but messy。
Suzan
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I love learning about our amazing brains。 This book has so much information that you could read it again and still glean more from it。 I listened to the audiobook and it is read by the author which I love。 My only complaint with the audiobook is the test was difficult for me to follow， But again I learned something about my brain， I like to read and not listen to questions。 Chantel does a beautiful job of taking a subject that can be dry and not always engaging and she adds humor and bits of her I love learning about our amazing brains。 This book has so much information that you could read it again and still glean more from it。 I listened to the audiobook and it is read by the author which I love。 My only complaint with the audiobook is the test was difficult for me to follow， But again I learned something about my brain， I like to read and not listen to questions。 Chantel does a beautiful job of taking a subject that can be dry and not always engaging and she adds humor and bits of herself to the subject creating a wonderful atmosphere for learning。 I would recommend everyone read this book it will help you understand not only yourself but others too。 。。。more
Keely
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This was really interesting。 This will be a book that I will go through certain parts， again and again。 Especially some of the tests。 This had a lot of fresh， up-to-date research that has been going on and what certain findings currently may suggest。 It is written in a fun， entertaining style that really grips the reader。 I think it has broad mass appeal due to the writing style。 I learned a lot through reading this book。 Obviously there is still so much we don't know， we only understand a tiny This was really interesting。 This will be a book that I will go through certain parts， again and again。 Especially some of the tests。 This had a lot of fresh， up-to-date research that has been going on and what certain findings currently may suggest。 It is written in a fun， entertaining style that really grips the reader。 I think it has broad mass appeal due to the writing style。 I learned a lot through reading this book。 Obviously there is still so much we don't know， we only understand a tiny bit of the puzzle， but this was great to learn about what we currently know and what is currently being tested/what may be discovered in the near future。 I really reccomend this if learning about the brain interests you。 I will be keeping an eye to see if she releases any other books， no matter the subject matter， I will read them cause I enjoyed this book immensely。 。。。more
Tom Bunn
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The book is not what the title says。 It is not about the reader and it is not about what make a person a person 。 。 。 unless you believe that all that matters about you is what is different than every other person。It completely avoids any discussion about what a person actually develops into a real person， which is by being related to by others， the most important of whom are those who you were in relationship with early in life。 We can all look into a glass mirror and see what we look like。 But The book is not what the title says。 It is not about the reader and it is not about what make a person a person 。 。 。 unless you believe that all that matters about you is what is different than every other person。It completely avoids any discussion about what a person actually develops into a real person， which is by being related to by others， the most important of whom are those who you were in relationship with early in life。 We can all look into a glass mirror and see what we look like。 But it takes psychological mirroring by others to get a sense of we are as humans。That factor， the key factor in human development， is not even mentioned。 。。。more
Jessi
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This book， though dense， is incredibly readable。 I got this book as an ARC but have also already reserved it at the library to reread certain sections。This book is not just a boring recitation of sections of the brain （amygdala， hippocampus， lobes， etc。） with a paragraph about what they do。 Instead， the author builds a narrative around what parts of the brain do。 Prat offers many exercises for readers to learn more about themselves （"you" is in the title after all）。 The last part of the book off This book， though dense， is incredibly readable。 I got this book as an ARC but have also already reserved it at the library to reread certain sections。This book is not just a boring recitation of sections of the brain （amygdala， hippocampus， lobes， etc。） with a paragraph about what they do。 Instead， the author builds a narrative around what parts of the brain do。 Prat offers many exercises for readers to learn more about themselves （"you" is in the title after all）。 The last part of the book offers you chances to learn more about other people。 。。。more
Kate
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I love neuroscience and was immediately drawn to this book！ Chantel is a great writer and I love how her personality shines through in the writing as well。 Even the most fascinating information can be a bit dry with certain authors， but certainly not with her。 I really enjoyed her sharing various experiments and studies that they performed and the information gleaned。 This book has some intriguing insights as I was really happy with how the author presented the information in an informative， but I love neuroscience and was immediately drawn to this book！ Chantel is a great writer and I love how her personality shines through in the writing as well。 Even the most fascinating information can be a bit dry with certain authors， but certainly not with her。 I really enjoyed her sharing various experiments and studies that they performed and the information gleaned。 This book has some intriguing insights as I was really happy with how the author presented the information in an informative， but neutral manner， as opposed to pushing personal platforms like so many recent releases。 The experiments in the book and on her site were fun and engaging and overall， I felt the book does help the reader to both understand oneself a little better and others。 And at the very least， to understand that we have no idea how other individuals' minds work and should act and judge accordingly， with more grace and kindness。 Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Charlotte Baguley
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This was like reading a less comprehensive version of my cognitive psych lectures… but I still enjoyed it。 I think the information was presented in a really accessible way and it was a nice little undergrad refresher for me
Amber
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I enjoy having some more information about how our brains work。 I didn’t realize how much the brain likes being surprised！ Some of this dragged on for me and was very repetitive。 I was also hoping for some more brain tests but the author does have a website with a few tests you can try as well。
Lady
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This was a really good book。 I found it so easy to follow and it was so interesting。 If you have ever wanted to know what type of thinker you are。 Then this book is for you。Not only does the author talk about the research she is involved in but also has little tests you can take to see what type of thinker you are。 She explains what side of the brain you are using。 It also uses examples of people who has adhd which will definitely be useful for those who have this。 I read it in one sitting。 I wa This was a really good book。 I found it so easy to follow and it was so interesting。 If you have ever wanted to know what type of thinker you are。 Then this book is for you。Not only does the author talk about the research she is involved in but also has little tests you can take to see what type of thinker you are。 She explains what side of the brain you are using。 It also uses examples of people who has adhd which will definitely be useful for those who have this。 I read it in one sitting。 I was so engrossed in this book I lost track of time。 It was so fascinating， interesting and so very useful。 I definitely learned so much from reading it and can't wait to read sections of this book again and take all the tests。 This is a book that you will re read time and time again。 I love how it explains everyone's brain works differently。 It was obvious that the author had a vast knowledge in this area。 She explains everything so well。 I definitely recommend this book to all those who have a interest in learning how there brain works。So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating such a fascinating book that will be so useful and interesting to many people。 。。。more
Katy
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Have you ever wondered how your brain works？ Like really works？The Neuroscience of You by Dr。 Chantel Prat is such a fun look inside our heads。 I've read a lot of neuroscience books and one thing I liked about this is that rather than focusing on "the average" brain， this one focuses on how we differ。There are several activities you can do throughout the book to see where you fall on the spectrum that the author is talking about as you explore how your brain is wired。 I loved how accessible and Have you ever wondered how your brain works？ Like really works？The Neuroscience of You by Dr。 Chantel Prat is such a fun look inside our heads。 I've read a lot of neuroscience books and one thing I liked about this is that rather than focusing on "the average" brain， this one focuses on how we differ。There are several activities you can do throughout the book to see where you fall on the spectrum that the author is talking about as you explore how your brain is wired。 I loved how accessible and interesting this one was。The Neuroscience of You is out now！Thank you to the author， publisher， and @netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Andrea Wenger
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Human brains aren't all the same。 Part of understanding brain function is understanding that function operates on a spectrum。 How do brains of left-handers differ from those of right-handers， and how does that affect how they see the world？ That's just one of the many questions this book seeks to answer。 Along with quizzes to help you understand how your brain operates， this book offers a fun and fascinating look at some of the factors that lay down the foundation of human identity。 It's easy to Human brains aren't all the same。 Part of understanding brain function is understanding that function operates on a spectrum。 How do brains of left-handers differ from those of right-handers， and how does that affect how they see the world？ That's just one of the many questions this book seeks to answer。 Along with quizzes to help you understand how your brain operates， this book offers a fun and fascinating look at some of the factors that lay down the foundation of human identity。 It's easy to read and accessible for people outside the field。Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Brittany
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Read my full review here: https://www。between-bookends。com/2022。。。have always been interested in psychology and neuroscience so I was excited to learn from this book。 Dr。 Chantel Prat promises to give you insight into how your brain works based off of research performed by her and also others。 This book definitely had its fascinating parts。 I am still flabbergasted over how the two sides of the brain communicate to each other and what happens when that connection is severed （sometimes purposeful Read my full review here: https://www。between-bookends。com/2022。。。have always been interested in psychology and neuroscience so I was excited to learn from this book。 Dr。 Chantel Prat promises to give you insight into how your brain works based off of research performed by her and also others。 This book definitely had its fascinating parts。 I am still flabbergasted over how the two sides of the brain communicate to each other and what happens when that connection is severed （sometimes purposefully done to prevent seizures）。 The stories of rare cases were by far more interesting than the run of the mill stuff like having a dominant hand。 Dr。 Prat provides some fun tests to try as a reader to gain more insight on how your brain works。 But I didn’t find the results too inspiring。 One was to measure how long your working memory was， but even if you would have scored extremely high or extremely low there wasn’t any insight into how that might translate in your actual life。 It was exciting to see what end of the spectrum the test might reveal you to be， but there wasn’t much follow up on what your results really meant other than how close to average you were。 So as far as delivering on a promise to find out how your unique brain works， I didn’t find it too revealing。 Most of the chapters were more broad and less specific， so while still interesting， I found it to not quite deliver on the title’s promise。 Overall， for me， the material went slightly over my head。 I would have to remain super focused if I wanted to fully grasp the content， which made it more exhausting to read。 Of course， for a topic on neuroscience I wouldn’t expect it to compare to your typical beach read， but I wish there were more personal stories and examples that would make it even easier to comprehend。 I was a little relieved when I had finally finished it， and while I did remember some great takeaways， the book in its entirety was not everything I wanted it to be。 Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
D。 Prat
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Let’s talk about brains！ Not usually the type of book I’d grab first。 This is a great book and gave me many insights into how my brain works and an appreciation for how others might work。 The way it is written is not too Sciency。 It’s more like as if you were just having a chat with neuroscientist with a great sense of humor。 It makes you laugh and that adds to the enjoyment of the adventure！ Favorite chapter: “Connect”。 Enjoy and learn！
Paul Vogelzang
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Great book and fun to read。 I learned much and will interview Chantel Prat about her amazing work。
Mayda （My Book Cafe Life）
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The Neuroscience of You has great information about the brain and it’s working mechanism。 As well as some exercises and tests。 I sadly didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought。 I found it to be more research and reference focused rather than an actual educational conversation or thorough analysis about the subject。 It also felt more of a personal essay and how it applied to the author， more so than how your brain works for you。While I didn’t love it， I would recommend it。
James Treyens
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What a great and fun book！ I highly recommend it！ This book has something for everyone， from those with no prior exposure to neuroscience to those of us who have spent years studying it but sometimes lose the forest for the trees。 Chantel Prat teaches us about neuroscience in an engaging， fun （and funny） way。 She opens up the world of neuroscience in the way Carl Sagan opened up the cosmos。 She uses stories to show how neuroscience has helped her understand why she is the way she is， as well as What a great and fun book！ I highly recommend it！ This book has something for everyone， from those with no prior exposure to neuroscience to those of us who have spent years studying it but sometimes lose the forest for the trees。 Chantel Prat teaches us about neuroscience in an engaging， fun （and funny） way。 She opens up the world of neuroscience in the way Carl Sagan opened up the cosmos。 She uses 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。 She even contrasts her brain with the brains of those to whom she is closest， her husband and daughter。 I really appreciate this since one of my own motivations in studying neuroscience and psychology has been to understand why I seem so different from most people I know。 Throughout the book she shows how neuroscience can help you understand why you are the way you are， and why you are unique and different from everyone else。Prat’s own career has focused on understanding individual differences， and she uses her own research as well as that of many others to stress that everyone is unique。 Her perspective is very different from those who might be interested in classifying people as “normal” or “abnormal” on various dimensions。 She is interested in where each person lies on a variety of measures， for example， how they utilize each hemisphere of the brain or how their mix of neurotransmitters （the chemicals neurons use to communicate with each other） might be different from others， and how this helps or hinders a person in particular situations。 She also provides many tests， exercises， and games （both in the book and on the associated website） that give you insight into how your own brain is organized and how it is different from others。Another theme in the book is that because research cognitive psychologists have focused on trying to describe the “normal” or average brain in understanding brain function， often eliminating from their studies people categorized as not normal， and because their results are typically presented as summaries or averages， they sometimes completely miss what is going on in individual brains。 In the worst case， they describe a mythical average brain which is in fact different from almost any actual person’s brain。 Prat illustrates this in her own research on how the left and right hemispheres of the brain work together in language understanding， and how they work differently in different people。As a researcher， Prat does not oversimplify how our brains work， and she accurately describes neuroscience as a work in progress， where we are always learning new things about the brain and revising what we thought we previously knew。 This gives the book an integrity that is sometimes lacking in books written for people new to a field。The book is divided into two parts。 The first part focuses on what Prat calls brain designs， or how differences in the biology of different people’s brains influence the way they think， feel， and behave。 The second part focuses on brain functions， primarily how people’s brains interact with their environments to enable them to act and adapt in their worlds。Neuroscience of You is full of fun facts and stories， while also informing you about some of the latest research in neuroscience。 Read it for fun and to learn， and then reread it。 I guarantee that each time you read it you’ll pick up something new， and if you’re interested in learning more， Prat provides notes that point you to further research on the topics she covers。This is Prat’s first book and we can only hope that there will be many more to come！ 。。。more
Andrea Stocco
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I had a chance to read this book before it came out and。。。 WOW， what a surprise！ As a neuroscientist myself， I had grown tired of the many books that come out every year about the brain。 They mostly rely on old neuroscience tenets of what a given part of the brain does， while the field， instead， has moved in new directions and began dealing with the brain networks and individual variations。 Prat's book， instead， takes you straight at the center of these problems！ With a funny， entertaining style I had a chance to read this book before it came out and。。。 WOW， what a surprise！ As a neuroscientist myself， I had grown tired of the many books that come out every year about the brain。 They mostly rely on old neuroscience tenets of what a given part of the brain does， while the field， instead， has moved in new directions and began dealing with the brain networks and individual variations。 Prat's book， instead， takes you straight at the center of these problems！ With a funny， entertaining style， Prat goes through the many different ways in which small differences in brain structure， neurochemistry， neural oscillations， and experiences gives rise to the differences in thinking and the personality quirks that make each person unique。 The book is surprisingly deep， detailed， and up-to-date with the most exciting science in the field， and yet Prat's ability to explain difficult concepts and scaffold the material keeps it a pleasure to read。 She is， quite literally， the teacher we all have hoped to have。 So， while laughing at her anecdotes and being bedazzled by the juicy trivia （including a meta-trivia on why we find trivia so interesting！）， you find yourself learning about how brain-computer interfaces work or how machine learning can be used to read your thoughts from a brain scan。 Perhaps what comes though most strongly is Prat's genuine love for the brain and for how unique and interesting everyone is， once we stop putting them onto bins and start looking at how everyone works。 Definitely a must read， I can't recommend this book enough！ 。。。more
Kelly Paradis
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This book is truly fascinating！ The tests and exercises were my favorite parts。 It goes pretty deep into the details of neuroscience which at times were difficult for me to get all the way through。 But I still learned a lot about myself and why I perceive the world the way I do， not to mention why other people might perceive it differently than me。 Probably we could all benefit from a dose of understanding in that regard。 Highly recommend if you love science and learning more about how the brain This book is truly fascinating！ The tests and exercises were my favorite parts。 It goes pretty deep into the details of neuroscience which at times were difficult for me to get all the way through。 But I still learned a lot about myself and why I perceive the world the way I do， not to mention why other people might perceive it differently than me。 Probably we could all benefit from a dose of understanding in that regard。 Highly recommend if you love science and learning more about how the brain works。 Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Dutton and NetGalley for the opportunity to access this free e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
GONZA
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