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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 587,469 ratings — published 2011
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How the Mind Works How the Mind Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.99 — 21,058 ratings — published 1997
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.29 — 52,504 ratings — published 1979
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,492 ratings — published 1994
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Consciousness Explained Consciousness Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.90 — 8,678 ratings — published 1991
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 246,051 ratings — published 1985
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The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,285 ratings — published 1991
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 25,298 ratings — published 2002
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,925 ratings — published 1980
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 9,963 ratings — published 1994
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.12 — 131,070 ratings — published 2008
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 621,973 ratings — published 2005
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 34,479 ratings — published 2011
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The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,966 ratings — published 1981
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,203 ratings — published 2007
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I Am a Strange Loop I Am a Strange Loop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,655 ratings — published 2007
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The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.20 — 40,181 ratings — published 2007
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The Society of Mind The Society of Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,357 ratings — published 1985
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Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,286 ratings — published 1998
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.38 — 31,736 ratings — published 2017
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 74,348 ratings — published 2007
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Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.67 — 244 ratings — published 1996
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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,544 ratings — published 1998
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Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.81 — 352 ratings — published 2000
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Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.86 — 163 ratings — published 2010
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On Intelligence On Intelligence (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,965 ratings — published 2004
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Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,966 ratings — published 2014
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Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension (Philosophy of Mind) Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension (Philosophy of Mind)
by (shelved 31 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 310 ratings — published 2008
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.89 — 32,960 ratings — published 2010
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,076 ratings — published 2017
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The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,268 ratings — published 2009
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This Is Your Brain on Music This Is Your Brain on Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.89 — 67,809 ratings — published 2006
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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 10,914 ratings — published 2010
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Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,251 ratings — published 2010
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How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 7,795 ratings — published 2012
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,924 ratings — published 2016
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Where Mathematics Come From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics into Being Where Mathematics Come From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics into Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 394 ratings — published 2000
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 88,429 ratings — published 1990
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,222 ratings — published 2007
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Being You: A New Science of Consciousness Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,835 ratings — published 2020
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How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.27 — 84,258 ratings — published 2018
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 27,866 ratings — published 2016
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,372 ratings — published 2013
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 65,883 ratings — published 2012
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The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,014 ratings — published 2009
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The Emperor's New Mind The Emperor's New Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,646 ratings — published 1989
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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,109 ratings — published 1987
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The Brain: The Story of You The Brain: The Story of You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 4.25 — 22,791 ratings — published 2015
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Hallucinations Hallucinations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.93 — 25,249 ratings — published 2012
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as cognitive-science)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,716 ratings — published 2017
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Ulaş Başar Gezgin
“This collection consists of the following pieces: COGNITIVE SCIENCE 1. The Embodied Cognition View 2. On Flanagan's Ideas On Dreams and Ahead: An Attempt To Locate Dreaming Phenomenon Under The Superclass Of Consciousness 3. "The Pragmatics of Cartoons: The Interaction of Bystander Humorosity vs. Agent-Patient Humorosity." 4. Integrationist School or on 'Rethinking Language'. 5. On Steven Pinker's 'Language Instinct' or Some Remarks on Evolutionary Psycholinguistics 6. On the (Im)Possibility of Psychotherapist Computer Programs: An Investigation within the Realm of Epistemology 7. Thai Language: A Brief Typology. ART NARRATIVES 8. Armenians As Ingroups in William Saroyan's Stories from the Framework of the Theory of Social Representations: A Social Psychological Inquiry. 9. A Critique of The Stories By South East Asian Writing Awardees 10. Mulholland Drive: Another impasse for the American film industry. 11. On 'About Schmidt' 12. On Black spirituals. 13. The possibility of an African American poetry.”
Ulaş Başar Gezgin, Cognition And Art: Essays On Cognitive Science And Art Narratives

Avijeet Das
“Storytelling is an important cognitive skill that helps us to understand concepts and apply logic. This is why I use "Storytelling" in my classes. You can make a session interesting by telling stories to your students and assisting them in their imagination and learning.”
Avijeet Das

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