The Brain: 10 Things You Should Know

10 Things You Should Know

by Professor Sophie Scott

Uncover the mind-blowing complexities of the brain and how it affects our personalities, behaviours and more.

Written by Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, Sophie Scott, and composed of ten mind-blowing yet accessible essays, The Brain guides you through the astounding complexities of the organ that makes you, you. From diving into the networks of neurons that are vital to our functioning, to the way our brains differ from one another and how neuroscience is shaping up for the future; this book is a guide to our most powerful and awe-inspiring body part.

If you have ever wondered what's going on inside your head (or someone else's), this book will be a fascinating and enthralling read.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine

134 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2022

Reviews

[Martine · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 star. Enough fun facts, and mostly written in an accessible style. The book has no pictures of the brain, the author uses a comparison to explain the typography. The title does not completely match the contents, not everything - though interesting - is a should know imho

[Shaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bit of a dry read but worthwhile reading. 10 mini-essays (?) ranging from the evolutionary why of the brain's existence, through its structure, and onward to the ways in which we can help keep them as healthy as possible. Includes a nice section on the brains of some other animals. Mantis shrimps sound badass.

[Sami · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book, well written and well presented so that also non-technical readers can enjoy. Prof. Scott whom I met at a book signing in London is a very kind and nice person. She should write more books to communicate science to the general public.

[Luana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Coperta cărții de la editura Librex e mai frumoasă, cu in creier în niște flori și fluturi. Probabil asta mi-a și atras atenția și cred că a fost la super reducere. Nu îmi pare rău că am citit-o, e o lecție mai lungă de anatomie asupra creierului. Se citește foarte repede. Nu mi-am bătut capul să "învăț" ca la școală din ea. E o carte de cultură generală.

[Choirulhaq · Rating 5 out of 5]

increasing my knowledge about the brain, how we can improve our cognitif ability and sensory abilities such as echolocation, sensory abilities in bats or blind people in seeing their environment, are abilities that can be trained because the brain is plasticy.

[Kirsty Scivier · Rating 5 out of 5]

lots of useful information for my neuroscience module at uni. easy to read and learnt lots about the brain.

[Christine Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this a really fascinating and accessible explanation of many aspects of the brain. Just needed a diagram on hand at the same time to refer to.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, brief summary of all areas of the brain and their functionality.

[Lilli · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5/5

[Arkadiy Serezh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro to brain, although, the '10 things' part of the name of the book is misleading

[asma · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3/5 stars]

picked it up bc brains are dope.

wish there were illustrations but other than that, it was a good read.

[Ellen Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short & sweet peek into our most fascinating organ - the chapter explaining how different languages are processed was super interesting.

[Aisling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and informative. Nicely segmented and accessible.

[Marcus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating look into the human brain and it's capabilities.

[Cîrjan Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐

[Callum · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very easy and comprehensible book to read to gain a basic understanding of our brains. Everything written was done so in simple terms with boundless information

[Kurt · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good topics and well explained. A little basic for me, but it's an easy read only an evening or so.

[João Pedro · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an incredible book I should say, it really gives you a new prespective about the brain and everything that it concerns.
If you are new to this amazing field I really recommend it because it is technicall, but not that technicall, so that you can know nothing about the subject, but still understand it pretty well.
Congrats Professor on this amazing book, hoping to read more of your works!

[Evaggelia Bakovasili · Rating 3 out of 5]

Πολύ ωραίο βιβλίο, όπως και ο Χρόνος και το Διάστημα που έχω διαβάσει, όμως περίμενα ίσως ένα διαφορετικό περιεχόμενο. Ίσως περισσότερα περίεργα πράγματα που κάνει ο εγκέφαλός μας και δεν γνωρίζουμε ή είναι πολύ περίπλοκα για να τα καταλάβουμε.
Παρόλα αυτά, ήταν εξίσου ενδιαφέρον.