Mind Wide Open : Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life (Paperback)

from alexmaron

Johnson sheds some light in the subject of the way our mind works. He covers a lot of subjects and go in a personal journey to meet the most proeminent experts in the field. The result is a book that never stop telling you something amazing or new. And, of course, it is kind of a mythbuster. Some...

from mjgrogan

In a nutshell, this is Johnson's story about his foray into locating the secrets of the/his human brain (at least per available technology circa 2003) with the ultimate goals of both offering his audience a basic understanding of the chemical nature of mental activity and reframing Freudian thoug...

from mjgrogan

In a nutshell, this is Johnson's story about his foray into locating the secrets of the/his human brain (at least per available technology circa 2003) with the ultimate goals of both offering his audience a basic understanding of the chemical nature of mental activity and reframing Freudian thoug...

from satyridae

Engaging, fun inquiry into the brain and how it works. I learned some things about how I think and why. Johnson personalizes what he talks about, and I found that it added to my enjoyment to hear how he applied what he learned to his own life. Not stringently scientific, but worth a read.

from rivkat

Breezy book about the various chemicals and processes involved in memory, recognizing others' facial expressions, feeling fear, etc. Insists that there are profound differences between men and women not because we're from different planets but because we're on different drugs (testosterone and es...