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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 789 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.04 — 252,923 ratings — published 1985
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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 631 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.20 — 41,058 ratings — published 2007
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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 442 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,882 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 430 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.37 — 33,945 ratings — published 2017
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 423 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.36 — 236,555 ratings — published 2017
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 418 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.09 — 35,083 ratings — published 2011
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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 374 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.15 — 10,986 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 367 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,773 ratings — published 2017
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The Brain: The Story of You The Brain: The Story of You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 362 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.25 — 23,556 ratings — published 2015
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 320 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.94 — 76,119 ratings — published 2007
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 297 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.17 — 611,628 ratings — published 2011
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 290 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.95 — 10,213 ratings — published 1994
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How the Mind Works How the Mind Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 249 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.99 — 21,344 ratings — published 1997
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An Anthropologist on Mars An Anthropologist on Mars (Paperback)
by (shelved 237 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,249 ratings — published 1995
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Principles of Neural Science Principles of Neural Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 236 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,426 ratings — published 1981
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The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 225 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.12 — 20,543 ratings — published 2018
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This Is Your Brain on Music This Is Your Brain on Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 221 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.89 — 68,951 ratings — published 2006
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Hallucinations Hallucinations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 206 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.93 — 25,797 ratings — published 2012
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 201 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.33 — 304,915 ratings — published 2014
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In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,370 ratings — published 2006
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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,146 ratings — published 2002
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (ebook)
by (shelved 186 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.88 — 96,591 ratings — published 2021
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A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 184 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,110 ratings — published 2021
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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 181 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.27 — 86,891 ratings — published 2018
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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.92 — 33,329 ratings — published 2006
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.25 — 14,092 ratings — published 2014
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Awakenings Awakenings (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.09 — 14,513 ratings — published 1973
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Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,316 ratings — published 1995
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On Intelligence On Intelligence (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,996 ratings — published 2004
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The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.08 — 15,767 ratings — published 2014
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The Mind's Eye The Mind's Eye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,044 ratings — published 2010
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Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.38 — 492 ratings — published 1998
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The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,006 ratings — published 1996
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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,532 ratings — published 2014
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Being You: A New Science of Consciousness Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 156 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,357 ratings — published 2020
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The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 155 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,937 ratings — published 2015
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Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,507 ratings — published 2011
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD) Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
by (shelved 153 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,720 ratings — published 2008
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Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 147 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,869 ratings — published 2020
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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 147 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,360 ratings — published 2009
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The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,136 ratings — published 1999
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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 135 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,015 ratings — published 2014
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Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,285 ratings — published 2010
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The Mind & the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force The Mind & the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,774 ratings — published 2001
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,717 ratings — published 1994
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.17 — 17,995 ratings — published 1993
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Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,946 ratings — published 2023
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Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,173 ratings — published 2009
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Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,712 ratings — published 1999
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Free Will Free Will (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as neuroscience)
avg rating 3.86 — 38,928 ratings — published 2012
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
“Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain.”
Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator

Amit Ray
“The scientific knowledge derived from genetics, epigenetics, and neuroscience, should be used to enhance the power of meditation and to eliminate the sufferings of humanity.”
Amit Ray, Yoga The Science of Well-Being

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