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The Memory Illusion
by Julia Shaw • 2016
You can be led to remember a crime you never committed; the method is just conversation.
3.94
2k+
The Memory Illusion Summary
The Memory Illusion 98%
You can be led to remember a crime you never committed; the method is just conversation.
by Julia Shaw 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Memory
by Richard Restak • 2022
Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.
3.67
423
The Complete Guide to Memory Summary
The Complete Guide to Memory 97%
Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.
by Richard Restak 2022
3.67
423 ratings
Pieces of Light
by Charles Fernyhough • 2012
Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.
3.53
468
Pieces of Light Summary
Pieces of Light 97%
Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.
by Charles Fernyhough 2012
3.53
468 ratings
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition
by Daniel L. Schacter • 2001
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
3.88
2k+
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition Summary
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition 96%
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
by Daniel L. Schacter 2001
3.88
2k+ ratings
Why We Remember
by Charan Ranganath • 2024
Your memory was never built for accuracy. It was built for what comes next.
3.91
3k+
Why We Remember Summary
Why We Remember 96%
Your memory was never built for accuracy. It was built for what comes next.
by Charan Ranganath 2024
3.91
3k+ ratings
How to Change a Memory
by Steve Ramirez • 2025
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
4.17
54
How to Change a Memory Summary
How to Change a Memory 96%
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
by Steve Ramirez 2025
4.17
54 ratings
Your Memory
by Kenneth L. Higbee • 1977
Your brain holds just seven things at once. The techniques that override that limit.
3.95
988
Your Memory Summary
Your Memory 96%
Your brain holds just seven things at once. The techniques that override that limit.
by Kenneth L. Higbee 1977
3.95
988 ratings
Remember
by Lisa Genova • 2021
How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.
4.18
16k+
Remember Summary
Remember 96%
How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.
by Lisa Genova 2021
4.18
16k+ ratings
Mind Hacks
by Tom Stafford • 2004
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
3.74
1k+
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks 96%
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
by Tom Stafford 2004
3.74
1k+ ratings
You Can Have an Amazing Memory
by Dominic O'Brien • 2011
Turn numbers into familiar faces and lists into journeys through your own home.
4.06
981
You Can Have an Amazing Memory Summary
You Can Have an Amazing Memory 95%
Turn numbers into familiar faces and lists into journeys through your own home.
by Dominic O'Brien 2011
4.06
981 ratings
Moonwalking with Einstein
by Joshua Foer • 2011
A journalist with an average memory covers memory champions, then becomes U.S. champion in a year.
3.88
95k+
Moonwalking with Einstein Summary
Moonwalking with Einstein 95%
A journalist with an average memory covers memory champions, then becomes U.S. champion in a year.
by Joshua Foer 2011
3.88
95k+ ratings
How We Learn
by Benedict Carey • 2014
Forgetting isn't a glitch in your memory. It's the engine that makes real learning possible.
3.91
7k+
How We Learn Summary
How We Learn 95%
Forgetting isn't a glitch in your memory. It's the engine that makes real learning possible.
by Benedict Carey 2014
3.91
7k+ ratings
How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week
by Dominic O'Brien • 2005
2,808 shuffled cards memorized. The 50-step training system that can make your memory that reliable.
3.95
800
How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week Summary
How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week 95%
2,808 shuffled cards memorized. The 50-step training system that can make your memory that reliable.
by Dominic O'Brien 2005
3.95
800 ratings
Mastering Memory
by Brad Zupp • 2019
Stop missing names, keys, and meetings: the techniques that make everyday memory stick.
3.76
33
Mastering Memory Summary
Mastering Memory 95%
Stop missing names, keys, and meetings: the techniques that make everyday memory stick.
by Brad Zupp 2019
3.76
33 ratings
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Richard Passingham • 2016
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
3.71
318
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience 95%
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
by Richard Passingham 2016
3.71
318 ratings
Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest
by Helmut Sachs • 2013
Keep what matters, organize the rest: a system to train your memory and master your knowledge.
3.87
246
Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest Summary
Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest 95%
Keep what matters, organize the rest: a system to train your memory and master your knowledge.
by Helmut Sachs 2013
3.87
246 ratings
How to Pass Exams
by Dominic O'Brien • 2007
Your daily route can store a semester of facts. The memory champion's study system.
4.04
367
How to Pass Exams Summary
How to Pass Exams 94%
Your daily route can store a semester of facts. The memory champion's study system.
by Dominic O'Brien 2007
4.04
367 ratings
How to Memorize Anything
by Aditi Singhal • 2015
Names, numbers, facts: turn any of them into vivid mental pictures and recall them on command.
4.04
323
How to Memorize Anything Summary
How to Memorize Anything 94%
Names, numbers, facts: turn any of them into vivid mental pictures and recall them on command.
by Aditi Singhal 2015
4.04
323 ratings
Brain Rules
by John Medina • 2008
Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.
4.01
35k+
Brain Rules Summary
Brain Rules 94%
Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.
by John Medina 2008
4.01
35k+ ratings
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
4.13
3k+
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind 94%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ ratings
In Search of Memory
by Eric R. Kandel • 2006
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
4.14
5k+
In Search of Memory Summary
In Search of Memory 94%
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
by Eric R. Kandel 2006
4.14
5k+ ratings
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It
by William Walker Atkinson • 1911
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
3.75
938
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It Summary
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It 94%
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
by William Walker Atkinson 1911
3.75
938 ratings
How to Develop a Perfect Memory
by Dominic O'Brien • 1993
Turn numbers into faces, lists into walks, and names into images that last a lifetime.
4.16
335
How to Develop a Perfect Memory Summary
How to Develop a Perfect Memory 94%
Turn numbers into faces, lists into walks, and names into images that last a lifetime.
by Dominic O'Brien 1993
4.16
335 ratings
The Brain
by Marco Magrini • 2017
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
4.12
705
The Brain Summary
The Brain 94%
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
by Marco Magrini 2017
4.12
705 ratings
How Your Brain Works
by New Scientist • 2017
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
3.92
353
How Your Brain Works Summary
How Your Brain Works 94%
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
by New Scientist 2017
3.92
353 ratings
La vida secreta de la mente
by Mariano Sigman • 2015
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
3.99
3k+
La vida secreta de la mente Summary
La vida secreta de la mente 94%
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
by Mariano Sigman 2015
3.99
3k+ ratings
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot
by Richard Restak • 2001
Rewire your brain at any age: a neurologist's exercises for memory, focus, and emotional clarity.
3.63
726
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot Summary
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot 94%
Rewire your brain at any age: a neurologist's exercises for memory, focus, and emotional clarity.
by Richard Restak 2001
3.63
726 ratings
Know Thyself
by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
3.86
357
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself 94%
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021
3.86
357 ratings
The Working Memory Advantage
by Tracy Packiam Alloway • 2013
Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.
3.37
144
The Working Memory Advantage Summary
The Working Memory Advantage 94%
Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.
by Tracy Packiam Alloway 2013
3.37
144 ratings
How to Learn Almost Anything 48 Hours
by Tansel Ali • 2015
Memory champions don't rehearse; they build mental movies. Their playbook for learning in 48 hours.
3.09
421
How to Learn Almost Anything 48 Hours Summary
How to Learn Almost Anything 48 Hours 94%
Memory champions don't rehearse; they build mental movies. Their playbook for learning in 48 hours.
by Tansel Ali 2015
3.09
421 ratings
Think Smart
by Richard Restak • 2009
Six months of aerobics grows the brain. A neuroscientist reveals what else works.
3.74
605
Think Smart Summary
Think Smart 94%
Six months of aerobics grows the brain. A neuroscientist reveals what else works.
by Richard Restak 2009
3.74
605 ratings
Psych
by Paul Bloom • 2023
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
4.14
2k+
Psych Summary
Psych 94%
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
by Paul Bloom 2023
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Forgetting Machine
by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga • 2017
Your memory stores roughly 125 MB. The real marvel is what your brain decides to forget.
3.74
1k+
The Forgetting Machine Summary
The Forgetting Machine 94%
Your memory stores roughly 125 MB. The real marvel is what your brain decides to forget.
by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga 2017
3.74
1k+ ratings
A User's Guide to the Brain
by John J. Ratey • 2001
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
4.04
2k+
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain 94%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 94%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
How the Brain Works
by D.K. Publishing • 2020
160 billion cells, 20% of your fuel, 3 pounds: a visual guide to the organ that makes you.
4.29
280
How the Brain Works Summary
How the Brain Works 93%
160 billion cells, 20% of your fuel, 3 pounds: a visual guide to the organ that makes you.
by D.K. Publishing 2020
4.29
280 ratings
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades
by Daniel G. Amen • 2019
Your brain has a learning type. Find yours, and stop fighting your own wiring.
3.89
147
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades 93%
Your brain has a learning type. Find yours, and stop fighting your own wiring.
by Daniel G. Amen 2019
3.89
147 ratings
Synaptic Self
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 2002
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
4.00
5k+
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self 93%
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002
4.00
5k+ ratings
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
3.65
1k+
Psychology Summary
Psychology 93%
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
by Gillian Butler 1998
3.65
1k+ ratings
The Root of Thought
by Andrew Koob • 2009
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
3.68
135
The Root of Thought Summary
The Root of Thought 93%
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
by Andrew Koob 2009
3.68
135 ratings
Memory Rescue
by Daniel G. Amen • 2017
Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.
4.05
677
Memory Rescue Summary
Memory Rescue 93%
Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.
by Daniel G. Amen 2017
4.05
677 ratings
Idiot Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2016
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
3.97
11k+
Idiot Brain Summary
Idiot Brain 93%
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
by Dean Burnett 2016
3.97
11k+ ratings
Become a SuperLearner
by Jonathan A. Levi • 2015
Triple your reading speed without losing comprehension by retraining two unconscious habits.
3.81
249
Become a SuperLearner Summary
Become a SuperLearner 93%
Triple your reading speed without losing comprehension by retraining two unconscious habits.
by Jonathan A. Levi 2015
3.81
249 ratings
Smarter
by Dan Hurley • 2013
IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.
3.49
806
Smarter Summary
Smarter 93%
IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.
by Dan Hurley 2013
3.49
806 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
4.03
3k+
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 93%
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021
4.03
3k+ ratings
The Organized Mind
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2014
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
3.65
15k+
The Organized Mind Summary
The Organized Mind 93%
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2014
3.65
15k+ ratings
Your Brain, Explained
by Marc Dingman • 2019
No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.
4.15
629
Your Brain, Explained Summary
Your Brain, Explained 93%
No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.
by Marc Dingman 2019
4.15
629 ratings
The New Science of Learning
by Terry Doyle • 2018
Your brain runs on biological rules. Sleep, exercise, and spaced practice beat cramming every time.
The New Science of Learning Summary
The New Science of Learning 93%
Your brain runs on biological rules. Sleep, exercise, and spaced practice beat cramming every time.
by Terry Doyle 2018
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 93%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
3.78
2k+
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias 93%
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
by Tali Sharot 2011
3.78
2k+ ratings
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