The Brain: The Story of You
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Product Summary
This is the story of how your life shapes your brain and how your brain shapes your life. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity.
Description
This is the story of how your life shapes your brain and how your brain shapes your life. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are 'you'? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human? In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality. Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.
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Product Review Analysis*
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 75.8% | 13.9% | 10.3% |
Senti score [89.7%] |
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quite boring
avoid
disproportionate
quite dissappointing
good
interfere
absolutely fascinating
recommend
stunning achievement
very informative
great
amazing
fascinating
artificial
brilliant
rather dull
dissappointing
wrong
boring
excellent
informative
written
desperate
dull
annoying
interesting
Pros & Cons
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Pros [194]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
stunning achievement"this is a stunning achievement"
|
100.0% |
very informative"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
100.0% |
absolutely fascinating"absolutely fascinating"
|
100.0% |
visually stunning"this is a visually stunning volume in which eagleman provides an abundance of information insights and counsel with regard to what the brain is and does"
|
100.0% |
enjoyable and informative"this is a thoroughly enjoyable and informative book"
|
100.0% |
detailed and informative"very detailed and informative"
|
100.0% |
brilliant neuroscientist"neuroscience made simple by this brilliant neuroscientist"
|
100.0% |
great fresher"i studied some neuroscience at university and this was a great fresher a whistle stop tour of everything we know about the brain so far"
|
99.9% |
truly appreciate"this book will make you truly appreciate what it is you have up there and the things it does"
|
99.9% |
absolutely fantastic"absolutely fantastic book!"
|
99.9% |
highly enlightening"if you have only read this book then it's well worth 4 or 5 stars it's well written and highly enlightening"
|
99.9% |
excellent resume"this is an excellent resume of the internal workings of the brain"
|
99.9% |
very enjoyable"very enjoyable read"
|
99.7% |
highly recommend"highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
fascinating insight"fascinating insight"
|
99.4% |
really good"really good"
|
99.3% |
fascinating story"the first couple of chapters are dedicated to explaining the basic functions of the brain memory learning sensing the world around us but interspersed with accounts of interesting experiments and anecdotes that result in the reader feeling like they are hearing a fascinating story rather than receiving a dry lecture"
|
98.6% |
genuine knowledge"clear and brimming with enthusiasm and genuine knowledge for anyone who isn't up to date with brain science this book will be a revelation"
|
98.4% |
extremely stimulating"this is an easy read for almost anyone and extremely stimulating"
|
98.3% |
incredibly complex"i study psychology and it's an incredibly complex area and reading academic papers can be hard work so an academic who can make this area of research so easy to understand is a god send!"
|
98.2% |
sometimes hard"other books on the human brain have been interesting and informative but sometimes hard work"
|
97.5% |
extra bits"best to finish a chapter section and then go back and read the extra bits"
|
96.0% |
strongly recommended"strongly recommended"
|
95.8% |
science student"a must read for anyone who is a science student"
|
94.2% |
engaging and interesting"engaging and interesting"
|
93.1% |
truly great"this is a truly great audiobook"
|
92.7% |
read and fascinating"easy to read and fascinating"
|
91.4% |
well written"well written a good second to the "how the brain works" new scientist book"
|
91.2% |
highly recommended"philosophical thinking highly recommended!"
|
91.2% |
informative and written"interesting and informative and written in an accessible style for the non scientist"
|
90.2% |
will enjoy"a curious mind will enjoy it"
|
89.8% |
brilliant introduction"this book is a brilliant introduction into the way your mind makes you think"
|
88.3% |
great communicator"the author is the narrator and he is a great communicator who contextualises his ideas clearly and succinctly"
|
88.0% |
well organised"well organised readable smart book"
|
87.7% |
generously annotated"the generously annotated "endnotes are also enlightening as is the "glossary"
|
85.1% |
intriguing topics"well written keeps you interested with lots of intriguing topics"
|
74.9% |
smart book"well organised readable smart book"
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74.9% |
pretty closely"it is the book of the tv series and follows it pretty closely although the tv series was also excellent"
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74.8% |
recommend incognito"i would however recommend incognito one of his other books as a more comprehensive and more interesting look at the brain"
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74.8% |
look forward"the bbc did a tv series on this book i look forward to viewing when it is rebroadcast to reconnect those synaptic connections"
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74.8% |
dark chamber"it sits there sealed in the dark chamber of our skull between our ears yet it is responsible for giving us the greatest show in the universe"
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74.8% |
better information"duly acknowledging that i am a tourist in the field of neuroscience i know of no other book that offers more and better information than does this one begin italics in layman’s terms end italics with its value enhanced even more by the aforementioned illustrations"
|
74.8% |
outstanding book"outstanding book on my second read through now"
|
74.7% |
sensory pleasure"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
74.6% |
abridged version"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
74.5% |
informative book"i learnt so much in this easy to read and informative book"
|
74.5% |
gives insights"the book and series also gives insights this reader was only generally aware of and had never seen written down about how fragile our perception of our surroundings actually is"
|
74.5% |
will probably"i have already listened to it more than once and will probably keep re visiting it!"
|
74.4% |
more interesting"i would however recommend incognito one of his other books as a more comprehensive and more interesting look at the brain"
|
74.4% |
engaging read"an engaging read of some of the questions brain science throws up and the latest research"
|
74.4% |
quality paper"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
74.4% |
great book"have re read this many times and a great book to talk about"
|
74.4% |
liked incognito"if you liked incognito: the secret lives of the brain you will like this one!"
|
74.3% |
sophisticated subject"somehow the author deals with this sophisticated subject without drowning the reader in unnecessary details and nomenclature"
|
74.3% |
more immersive"secondly i've also read incognito which is a more immersive read does contain more detail and pulls off that trick of making you feel that you rather than the author is the smart one"
|
74.3% |
very interesting"very interesting book!"
|
74.3% |
good value"good value"
|
74.3% |
enjoy this"those without a science background will enjoy this because like many medical writers the author has a way with words which satisfies factually and stylistically"
|
74.3% |
interesting and easy"most interesting and easy to understand"
|
74.2% |
enjoy incognito"if you enjoyed this book you will definitely enjoy incognito"
|
74.2% |
enjoyable enough"enjoyable enough but hard work to get through compared to some other authors"
|
74.2% |
amazing book"amazing book!"
|
74.1% |
points and info"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
74.1% |
strong points"instead it makes strong points and provide evidence about the conclusions and assumptions made"
|
74.1% |
excellent book"this is an excellent book of interest to everyone who has a brain"
|
74.1% |
well worth"if you have only read this book then it's well worth 4 or 5 stars it's well written and highly enlightening"
|
74.1% |
good introduction"a good introduction to some of the concepts and applications of neurology"
|
74.1% |
excellent read"excellent read and great delivery service"
|
74.0% |
very readable"very interesting and very readable"
|
73.9% |
good thing"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
73.9% |
more comprehensive"i would however recommend incognito one of his other books as a more comprehensive and more interesting look at the brain"
|
73.9% |
enjoyed reading"bought for my wife but we have both enjoyed reading it"
|
73.9% |
easy to read"this book is very easy to read"
|
73.9% |
awesome book"awesome book"
|
73.8% |
mildly insightful"though well written and mildly insightful having read and researched upon the brain as an academic it was lacking depth!"
|
73.8% |
perfect condition"book was delivered promptly and was in perfect condition as expected"
|
73.7% |
readable style"very interesting and thought provoking and written in a comfortable readable style"
|
73.7% |
still enjoying"i a still enjoying reading this book"
|
73.6% |
brain memory"the first couple of chapters are dedicated to explaining the basic functions of the brain memory learning sensing the world around us but interspersed with accounts of interesting experiments and anecdotes that result in the reader feeling like they are hearing a fascinating story rather than receiving a dry lecture"
|
73.6% |
properly nourished"those of us who watched the six part pbs series based on this companion book are especially grateful to have it available so that we can continue to increase our understanding of what the human brain is and does…as well as of what it can do if properly nourished"
|
73.6% |
extremely readable"extremely readable and everything is explained clearly in words and coloured diagrams"
|
73.5% |
greatest show"it sits there sealed in the dark chamber of our skull between our ears yet it is responsible for giving us the greatest show in the universe"
|
73.5% |
lovely thing"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
73.5% |
great reviews"having read great reviews on this book i thought it would be entertaining"
|
73.2% |
good easy read"good easy read"
|
72.8% |
truely inspirational"truely inspirational"
|
72.8% |
pleasure to read"a pleasure to read"
|
72.5% |
which approaches"mother nature will then tell which approaches are blind alleys and which move us further down the road of understanding the blueprints of our own mind"
|
72.5% |
much happier"i am much happier now!"
|
72.4% |
subject easy"makes a complex subject easy to grasp and very interesting"
|
72.2% |
stimulate discussion"made many points to stimulate discussion"
|
72.2% |
pure brainyness"pure brainyness"
|
72.2% |
amazing read"amazing read!"
|
72.1% |
professional explanations"excellent mix of professional explanations backed up with diagrams and laymen examples!"
|
72.0% |
clear fascinating"straightforward clear fascinating"
|
71.7% |
interesting indeed"very interesting indeed"
|
71.3% |
recommend this"recommend this as a brilliant read along with author's others"
|
70.9% |
good service"good service"
|
70.6% |
accuracy allows"key concepts are illustrated with photographs or reproductions to the extent that scientific accuracy allows and a mini commentary accompanies most of them"
|
70.6% |
very insightful"a very insightful read and due to short chapters can easily be picked up and put down anytime"
|
70.6% |
particular interest"of particular interest to everyone especially now is chapter 5 episode 5 where eagleman reprises one of those seminal experiments which gives deep insight into our behaviour"
|
70.4% |
excellent introduction"excellent introduction to neuroscience"
|
69.6% |
great read"this book of how the brain works is a great read and highly recommended"
|
69.3% |
some readers"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
68.8% |
begin italics"duly acknowledging that i am a tourist in the field of neuroscience i know of no other book that offers more and better information than does this one begin italics in layman’s terms end italics with its value enhanced even more by the aforementioned illustrations"
|
68.8% |
definitely interesting"the subject is definitely interesting but you may as well just watch the series"
|
68.6% |
delivered promptly"book was delivered promptly and was in perfect condition as expected"
|
68.6% |
very good read"it is a very good read !"
|
68.0% |
worth the effort"hard work at times but well worth the effort"
|
67.8% |
informative read"this was purchased for my husband who has found it a fascinating and informative read"
|
67.4% |
easy flowing narrative"easy flowing narrative"
|
67.3% |
complex subject"love david eagleman he has the ability to write about a complex subject but with the feel of a novel"
|
67.1% |
fascinating book"fascinating book well packaged"
|
67.1% |
interesting facts"full of interesting facts"
|
67.1% |
totally recommend"totally recommend it!"
|
66.7% |
worth the read"well worth the read"
|
66.5% |
book easy to read"very interesting book easy to read!"
|
66.0% |
great eye opener"it's a great eye opener to how our brain sitting in its crammed dark soundless room makes sense of our world"
|
66.0% |
read overview"a good and easy to read overview"
|
65.9% |
compelling and succinct"overall the book is compelling and succinct going into enough detail to explain tough concepts without overloading the reader with difficult scientific details or boring them with heavy explanations"
|
65.9% |
steam driven"in zoology is 'steam driven'"
|
65.8% |
good read nonetheless"still a good read nonetheless"
|
65.6% |
wonderfully written"this is a wonderfully written book about a wonderful object"
|
65.4% |
fascinating tv series"it used to be that if you watched a fascinating tv series the book of the series treated you to more detail that can be easily covered on screen"
|
65.2% |
short chapters"a very insightful read and due to short chapters can easily be picked up and put down anytime"
|
65.2% |
fascinating read"a fascinating read"
|
64.9% |
easy to read book"very educational and easy to read book"
|
64.5% |
extremely well"it's extremely well written it explains the concepts of neuroscience in an entertaining and informative manner"
|
64.4% |
enjoyed this book"if you enjoyed this book you will definitely enjoy incognito"
|
64.2% |
good second"well written a good second to the "how the brain works" new scientist book"
|
64.2% |
companion book"those of us who watched the six part pbs series based on this companion book are especially grateful to have it available so that we can continue to increase our understanding of what the human brain is and does…as well as of what it can do if properly nourished"
|
64.1% |
a good read"overall the book is a good read and you will learn a thing or two about the brain but i much prefer 'the idiot brain' by dean burnett"
|
63.0% |
also enlightening"the generously annotated "endnotes are also enlightening as is the "glossary"
|
62.8% |
easy to understand"i study psychology and it's an incredibly complex area and reading academic papers can be hard work so an academic who can make this area of research so easy to understand is a god send!"
|
62.7% |
accessible style"interesting and informative and written in an accessible style for the non scientist"
|
62.6% |
great delivery service"excellent read and great delivery service"
|
62.4% |
wonderful book"a wonderful book"
|
62.3% |
important book"everyone should read this important book!"
|
62.3% |
very intriguing"very intriguing"
|
62.2% |
brilliant book"brilliant book if you want to know more about the brain"
|
61.6% |
would be entertaining"having read great reviews on this book i thought it would be entertaining"
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61.1% |
more humble"you will think more be more humble but also more proud of having one a brain"
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60.9% |
human brain"other books on the human brain have been interesting and informative but sometimes hard work"
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60.9% |
really interesting book"really interesting book motivates one to improve oneself as given effort realise can really change"
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60.2% |
breakthrough psychology"this is the breakthrough psychology needs it makes sense of our lives we are fed thoughts that our brain produces we get to use them if they do not use us it is a whole new concept of human life enlightenment for the observant "
|
60.0% |
easy book to understand"it is an easy book to understand and holds your attention"
|
59.9% |
lively and eloquent"most of the images are from the pbs series "the brain with david eagleman" and supplement the lively and eloquent narrative"
|
59.7% |
salutary lesson"a salutary lesson in fact six or more salutary lessons for all owners"
|
59.6% |
liked this book"i really liked this book"
|
59.2% |
recommend this book"would highly recommend this book to everyone to read"
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59.2% |
collapse of empathy"in essence he exposes the core mechanism which leads to the collapse of empathy and the beginning of fascistic thinking"
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59.1% |
love david eagleman"love david eagleman he has the ability to write about a complex subject but with the feel of a novel"
|
58.7% |
brilliant read"recommend this as a brilliant read along with author's others"
|
58.6% |
very good book"this is really a very good book"
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58.4% |
interesting and useful"very interesting and useful"
|
58.2% |
human organ"excellent description for laymen and scientists alike on recently gained knowledge of the brain a difficult human organ to get at and study in depth"
|
58.0% |
worth making the effort"the exploration towards the end of the book of the possibilities for artificial intelligence and brain immortality were a little harder to follow but worth making the effort"
|
57.8% |
interesting and thought"very interesting and thought provoking and written in a comfortable readable style"
|
57.7% |
readable and enlightening"most readable and enlightening"
|
57.7% |
brain works"this book of how the brain works is a great read and highly recommended"
|
57.2% |
very good experience"very good experience"
|
57.1% |
experiments and anecdotes"the first couple of chapters are dedicated to explaining the basic functions of the brain memory learning sensing the world around us but interspersed with accounts of interesting experiments and anecdotes that result in the reader feeling like they are hearing a fascinating story rather than receiving a dry lecture"
|
57.1% |
interesting second time"just as interesting second time round"
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57.0% |
react how we live"it lies at the heart of who we are how we feel what we think how we react how we live"
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56.8% |
with the brain"i love anything to do with the brain and this is clear and easy to understand"
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56.8% |
agree or disagree"i am unqualified to agree or disagree"
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56.8% |
everyone to read"would highly recommend this book to everyone to read"
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56.6% |
study in depth"excellent description for laymen and scientists alike on recently gained knowledge of the brain a difficult human organ to get at and study in depth"
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56.6% |
found it fascinating"i found it fascinating"
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56.6% |
many that we recognize"at the moment we’re surrounded by mysteries: many that we recognize and many we haven’t yet registered"
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56.3% |
answers lots"answers lots of questions"
|
55.7% |
very clear"very clear explanations of how my brain works"
|
55.6% |
fantastic book"fantastic book"
|
55.6% |
love this book"love this book"
|
55.3% |
love anything"i love anything to do with the brain and this is clear and easy to understand"
|
55.1% |
great book easy"great book easy to read abd very informative"
|
54.8% |
wonderful object"this is a wonderfully written book about a wonderful object"
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54.0% |
book delving"an amazing book delving into neuroscience"
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53.9% |
makes sense of our world"it's a great eye opener to how our brain sitting in its crammed dark soundless room makes sense of our world"
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53.9% |
very new to the brain"i am very new to the brain but i'm exploring the concept of memory so this book was ideal to learn the basics in how the brain functions"
|
53.8% |
present in 2015"i received the hardback version as a christmas present in 2015"
|
53.5% |
recently gained knowledge"excellent description for laymen and scientists alike on recently gained knowledge of the brain a difficult human organ to get at and study in depth"
|
53.4% |
fabulous book"what a fabulous book!"
|
53.2% |
important thing"as always in science the important thing is to run the experiments and assess the results"
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53.1% |
tells it well"eagleman tells it well"
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52.9% |
also excellent"it is the book of the tv series and follows it pretty closely although the tv series was also excellent"
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52.8% |
whole new concept"this is the breakthrough psychology needs it makes sense of our lives we are fed thoughts that our brain produces we get to use them if they do not use us it is a whole new concept of human life enlightenment for the observant "
|
52.7% |
easy for layperson"easy for layperson as well"
|
52.1% |
also amazing"the bbc documentary series was also amazing"
|
52.0% |
brilliantly written"brilliantly written"
|
51.6% |
makes you think"this book is a brilliant introduction into the way your mind makes you think"
|
51.5% |
future descendants"the possibilities might just be endless for our future descendants"
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51.4% |
blink entertainment"" credit blink entertainment for much of the artwork"
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51.2% |
surrounded by mysteries"at the moment we’re surrounded by mysteries: many that we recognize and many we haven’t yet registered"
|
50.7% |
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Cons [31]
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Strength |
|---|---|
quite dissappointing"many very many of the case studies used in incognito are used again in this book so for me quite dissappointing"
|
98.9% |
rather dull"when i first began reading the brain i was a little concerned that it might be a rather dull textbook like experience as some popular science books i have encountered before have been"
|
98.7% |
quite boring"i don't know much about the brain but found this quite boring"
|
98.2% |
strangely fanatical"towards the end there is a strangely fanatical air to the ideas around human consciousness not requiring the human brain to exist"
|
74.9% |
became apparent"however a few pages in it became apparent that this was definitely not the case"
|
74.9% |
late delivery"three star for such a late delivery"
|
74.7% |
no interest in science"whilst this book was an interesting read personally it may not be for everyone if you have no interest in science then obviously avoid it"
|
74.7% |
disproportionate number"for example he uses the term "a disproportionate number" several times rather than providing an exact number"
|
74.6% |
less information"well in some ways this book is a cut down version of the series with it seems to me less information being presented compared to the tv show"
|
74.5% |
sadly i was wrong"sadly i was wrong"
|
73.1% |
some caution"a few people have said this is very similar to incognito which i haven't read yet so some caution might need to be exercised before buying both but if you're new to this area or curious then this is a great place to start"
|
72.6% |
jumping back"the text is not in an easy to read continual flow as much of the text in the book is set in side boxes which are fine to process in a physical book but requires much jumping back and forward with the kindle"
|
72.2% |
not feel patronised"i have medical training and did not feel patronised"
|
71.1% |
nerve cells"whilst physically this important organ is nothing more than a tangled collection of billions of nerve cells known as neurons with a jelly like consistency the brain is actually a lot more than that"
|
70.8% |
difficult concepts"the author never delves too deeply into pure science meaning that is book is easily readable for people with very little prior understanding of the field but uses metaphors and real world examples to explain difficult concepts"
|
70.5% |
missing microbes"very interesting tho not written in a captivating way unlike for example "missing microbes" or lustig's book on sugar which manage to be informative and fascinating and fun to read simultaneously"
|
68.7% |
rather longer"i just wish it had been rather longer its only around 200 pages long and many of these are full of illustrations i would have liked to learn more"
|
66.9% |
took me back"took me back to my university day when i studied neuropsychology in my third year"
|
66.2% |
entirely hallucinatory"but if we somehow interfere with the model in other ways then entirely hallucinatory effects can be produced"
|
64.9% |
simplistic and naive"simplistic and naive when it comes to knowing the self like saying we need the light of the moon more than the sun because it is dark at night"
|
62.9% |
seemed curiously lacking"i expected more in depth info than was possible to present on screen for fear of overloading the viewer because of the fixed pace of a tv show as compared to a reader being able to read at whatever pace they like but this seemed curiously lacking i have the series on dvd "
|
58.8% |
medical training"i have medical training and did not feel patronised"
|
56.8% |
deem it worth the bother"to be honest i haven't actually read 'the brain' but if you look up raymond tallis' 'aping mankind' you'd find out why i don't deem it worth the bother"
|
56.3% |
definitely not the case"however a few pages in it became apparent that this was definitely not the case"
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54.7% |
compared to the tv show"well in some ways this book is a cut down version of the series with it seems to me less information being presented compared to the tv show"
|
54.4% |
brain plasticity"the author also explains phenomena such as brain plasticity how we become who we are and learn new things the problem of consciousness decision making and the concept of free will and the future of neuroscientific technology in this page turning whistle stop tour of our minds producing a book that both educates and stimulates the reader to think more about what exactly is going on in their head"
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52.8% |
seem a bit unfair"so 4 5 may seem a bit unfair but"
|
52.2% |
about 35 40 and reviewed"over the last two decades i have probably read about 35 40 and reviewed many of them"
|
52.0% |
david eagleman's book"not david eagleman’s book though"
|
51.5% |
quite arbitrary"as eagleman points out our perception of colour is quite arbitrary"
|
51.0% |
would only just"each neuron forms electrical bridges with millions of others to produce quadrillions of connections creating a dense and extremely complicated system unique to each individual as the author points out to electronically store one human brain would require an amount of data so gargantuan that it would only just hold all the digital content of the entire planet"
|
50.4% |
| ... | |
Top positive statements
| Statement | Strength** |
|---|---|
| "Very detailed and informative." | 100.0% |
| "Absolutely fascinating." | 100.0% |
| "Strongly recommended." | 95.8% |
| "Very enjoyable and informative" | 94.4% |
| "Incredibly interesting & informative." | 93.1% |
| "Neuroscience made simple by this brilliant neuroscientist." | 93.1% |
| "An amazing book delving into neuroscience." | 93.1% |
| "recommend this as a brilliant read along with author's others" | 93.1% |
Top negative statements
| Statement | Strength |
|---|---|
| no data! | |
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Positive mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleman |
"Eagleman tells it well"
|
55.5% |
Negative mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Eagleman |
"not David Eagleman’s book though"
|
51.5% |
Emotion analysis
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 38.3% | 27.8% | 33.9% |
worry 24.3%
neutral 23.5%
happiness 19.1%
sadness 7.0%
fun 7.0%
relief 3.5%
enthusiasm 3.5%
surprise 3.5%
empty 2.6%
fear 1.7%
boredom 1.7%
joy 0.9%
hate 0.9%
love 0.9%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-19
