Idiot Brain

It s happened to all of us at some point You walk into the kitchen, or flip open your laptop, or stride confidently up to a lectern, filled with purpose and suddenly haven t the foggiest idea what you re doing Welcome to your idiot brain.Yes, it is an absolute marvel in some respects the seat of our consciousness, the pinnacle so far of evolutionary progress, and the engine of all human experience but your brain is also messy, fallible, and about 50,000 years out of date We cling to superstitions, remember faces but not names, miss things sitting right in front of us, and lie awake at night while our brains replay our greatest fears on an endless loop.Yet all of this, believe it or not, is the sign of a well meaning brain doing its best to keep you alive and healthy In Idiot Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett celebrates blind spots, blackouts, insomnia, and all the other downright laughable things our minds do to us, while also exposing the many mistakes we ve made in our quest to understand how our brains actually work Expertly researched and entertainingly written, this book is for everyone who has wondered why their brain appears to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to. Best Read Books Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett – kino-fada.fr Are you excited already Well, my idiot brain genuinely liked this book very much, and it s always right, isn t it not really Admittedly, specialists would probably find the explanations simplistic I extrapolate , but then, why would they read this book in the first place Neuroscientists, this book is not for you You think you re so clever, right hehe Anyway, given that my knowledge on the subject is very limited understand I studied language and metacognition in teaching school, h Are you excited already Well, my idiot brain genuinely liked this book very much, and it s always right, isn t it not really Admittedly, specialists would probably find the explanations simplistic I extrapolate , but then, why would they read this book in the first place Neuroscientists, this book is not for you You think you re so clever, right hehe Anyway, given that my knowledge on the subject is very limited understand I studied language and metacognition in teaching school, had some notions about the way our vision sucks, but that s about it , Idiot Brain What Your Head Is Really Up To was a pleasurable and interesting book for me I tend to find non fiction books hard to rate, because my usual categ...One of the most wonderful popular science books I have been lucky to come across Although sometimes the examples diverge from the point, Burnett s comedy and wit tend to make it worthwhile and very enjoyable The book is plagued with scientific...I have never needed well researched neuropsychology to tell me that my brain is an idiot The years I have spent alive have proved this to me without question What this book has allowed me to feel is relief that i m not the only idiot and the reasons why Thankfully it s given me an out for some of the ridiculous behaviour I have displayed in the past and still sometimes do if i m honest On the other hand, it s become clear that some of it is still just me Oh well.Written in an engaging, hu I have never needed well researched neuropsychology to tell me that my brain is an idiot The years I have spent alive have proved this to me without question What this book has allowed me to feel is relief that i m not the only idiot and the reasons why Thankfully it s given me an out for some of the ridiculous behaviour I have displayed in the past and still sometime...Stonking a technical term.This is one of those popular science books These normally fall into one of two categories Some are well written but not very authoritative Others are not very well written, but well researched In other words, the usual choice is between insubstantial fluff and weighty but indigestible text book.The Idiot Brian is that rarest of rare things A science book that is both well researched and well written.Highly recommended And five stars.It is especially recommende Stonking a technical term.This is one of those popular science books These normally fall into one of two categories Some are well written but not very authoritative Others are not very well written, but well researched In other words, the usual choice is between insubstantial fluff and weighty but indigestible text book.The Idiot Brian is that rarest of rare things A science book that is both well researched and well written.Highly recommended And five stars.It is especially recommended fo...Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist He writes a regular blog for The Guardian, called Brain Flapping And his writing style is not just entertaining, it is spirited and humorous and faithful to the science as well Oh, and did I mention that he is a stand up comedian He signs his nameDean Burnett, Ph.D no, really While most of this book is about psychology, he grounds quite a lot of his discussions in descriptions of the parts of the brain that are responsible for different actions And, I l Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist He writes a regular blog for The Guardian, called Brain Flapping And his writing style is not just entertaining, it is spirited and humorous and faithful to the science as well Oh, and did I mention that he is a stand up comedian He signs his nameDean Burnett, Ph.D no, really While most of this book is about psychology, he grounds quite a lot of his discussions in descriptions of the parts of the brain that are responsible for different actions And, I learned a lot from this book, and actually, a lot of very useful things Here I just scratch the surface of what I learned.Short term memory can hold only ...A very humane and entertaining look at how the brain works and works against us It s only downside is I felt an annoying need to read out various passages to whoever would listen.Neurology writ simple, this book provides an easy to understand description of the functioning of the brain and nervous system Chapters are dedicated to the subjects of brain body connections, memory, fear, intelligence, observational systems, personality, sociability, and mental health.The audacious use of the word idiot in the title is a bit off putting, but it probably communicates a similar message as those books titled,blankfor Dummies It makes clear that the author and publisher Neurology writ simple, this book provides an easy to understand description of the functioning of the brain and nervous system Chapters are dedicated t...Um Fabuloso um pouco Idiota Bem Isto de chamar idiota ao rg o que inventou a roda, o cinema, a teoria da relatividade e levou o Homem lua, at parece contra senso Mas, enfim A verdade que nada perfeito, e at mesmo um rg o extraordin rio como o nosso c rebro capaz de alguns improp rios Conv m conhec los e emend los sempre que poss vel, para prevenir danos maiores Por exemplo, o desastre de Chernobyl, foi atribu do a erros cometidos por engenheiros sobrecarregados, pois um c Um Fabuloso um pouco Idiota Bem Isto de chamar idiota ao rg o que inventou a roda, o cinema, a teoria da relatividade e levou o Homem lua, at parece contra senso Mas, enfim A verdade que nada perfeito, e at mesmo um rg o extraordin rio como o nosso c rebro capaz de alguns improp rios Conv m conhec los e emend los sempre que poss vel, para prevenir danos maiores Por exemplo, o desastre de Chernobyl, foi atribu do a erros cometidos por engenheiros sobrecarregados, pois um c rebro carente de descanso, tende a efectuar automaticamente microssonos, tornando se temporariamente inconsciente.E nem necess rio ir t o longe basta pensarmos nas consequ ncias de interven es efectuadas por m dicos privados de sono no seu terceiro turno consecutivo de 12 horas em dois diasEnfim Vejamos agora um caso mais leve, para contrabalan ar Sabiam que a nossa mem ria pode ser tendenciosa, s para nos proporcionar um registo prazeroso dos acontecimentos A sua mem ria muitas vezes r...A very readable popular science book from a neuroscientist comedian yeah, so many of them Lots of good jokes and the technical bits are conveyed as lightly as possible for a lay reader My main takeaway is to see the ...While this book may not be easy to read through, it was well worth the effort I am sure that neuroscience junkies will enjoy this book For myself, with only a slight background of this topic, I found the terminology and whatnot to be a little hard to remember, but Burnett excels in bringing analogs to his readers I love that he compares many of the brain s processes to everyday events Burnett writes well in the sense that I can always get a chuckle out of reading a chapt...

• English
• 23 June 2018
Dean Burnett
• Hardcover
• 336 pages
• 0393253783
• Dean Burnett
• Idiot Brain