50 Books like Psycho-Logical

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+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders

The Disordered Mind 96%

Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.

by Eric R. Kandel 2018

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders

Against Depression

by Peter D. Kramer • 2005

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

3.86

520

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood

Against Depression 96%

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

by Peter D. Kramer 2005

3.86

520 ratings

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood

Projections

by Karl Deisseroth • 2021

How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.

4.00

2k+

🧠 Biological Psychiatry 💔 Affective Neuroscience 🔌 Neural Circuits

Projections 96%

How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.

by Karl Deisseroth 2021

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Biological Psychiatry 💔 Affective Neuroscience 🔌 Neural Circuits

The New Mind Readers

by Russell A. Poldrack • 2018

Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.

3.93

168

🧠 Brain Imaging 🔄 Neural Plasticity ⚖️ Neuroethics

The New Mind Readers 96%

Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.

by Russell A. Poldrack 2018

3.93

168 ratings

🧠 Brain Imaging 🔄 Neural Plasticity ⚖️ Neuroethics

Your Brain Is Always Listening

by Daniel G. Amen • 2021

The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.

3.69

2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Your Brain Is Always Listening 96%

The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2021

3.69

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation

The Power of Different

by Gail Saltz • 2017

Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.

4.07

1k+

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎨 Creativity And Madness 🏋️ Strength-Based Psychology

The Power of Different 96%

Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.

by Gail Saltz 2017

4.07

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎨 Creativity And Madness 🏋️ Strength-Based Psychology

Rewire Your Brain 2.0

by John B. Arden • 2023

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

3.89

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery

Rewire Your Brain 2.0 96%

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

by John B. Arden 2023

3.89

63 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery

Pictures of the Mind

by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald • 2009

The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.

3.76

894

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Consciousness Studies 💓 Affective Neuroscience

Pictures of the Mind 96%

The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.

by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009

3.76

894 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Consciousness Studies 💓 Affective Neuroscience

The Upward Spiral

by Alex Korb • 2015

Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.

4.25

7k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood 🌤️ Depression Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Upward Spiral 96%

Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.

by Alex Korb 2015

4.25

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood 🌤️ Depression Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Meet Your Happy Chemicals

by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015

Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.

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6k+

🧠 Brain Chemistry 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Meet Your Happy Chemicals 96%

Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.

by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015

4.01

6k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Chemistry 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity

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+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness

A User's Guide to the Brain 96%

Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.

by John J. Ratey 2001

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness

Connections

by Karl Deisseroth • 2021

What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.

3.78

285

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 📋 Patient Case Studies

Connections 95%

What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.

by Karl Deisseroth 2021

3.78

285 ratings

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 📋 Patient Case Studies

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

by Daniel G. Amen • 1998

Your moods have a biology. A brain-imaging psychiatrist shows which systems to retrain, and how.

3.97

13k+

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 💊 Psychiatric Self-Help 🧬 Biological Psychiatry

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Summary

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life 95%

Your moods have a biology. A brain-imaging psychiatrist shows which systems to retrain, and how.

by Daniel G. Amen 1998

3.97

13k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 💊 Psychiatric Self-Help 🧬 Biological Psychiatry

Unlocking the Emotional Brain

by Bruce Ecker • 2012

The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.

4.44

248

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💭 Emotional Schemas

Unlocking the Emotional Brain 95%

The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.

by Bruce Ecker 2012

4.44

248 ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💭 Emotional Schemas

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy

by Louis Cozolino • 2002

The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.

4.33

570

🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👥 Social Neuroscience 🧠 Clinical Neuroscience

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy 95%

The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.

by Louis Cozolino 2002

4.33

570 ratings

🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👥 Social Neuroscience 🧠 Clinical Neuroscience

Change Your Brain Every Day

by Daniel G. Amen • 2023

Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.

3.97

992

🧠 Brain Health 📅 Daily Practices 🧬 Neuroplasticity

Change Your Brain Every Day 95%

Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.

by Daniel G. Amen 2023

3.97

992 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 📅 Daily Practices 🧬 Neuroplasticity

Reclaim Your Brain

by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

3.65

539

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy

Reclaim Your Brain 95%

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

by Joseph A. Annibali 2015

3.65

539 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last

by Daniel G. Amen • 2018

A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.

4.22

656

🧠 Brain Optimization 🌿 Functional Medicine 🪤 Cognitive Distortions

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last Summary

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last 95%

A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.

by Daniel G. Amen 2018

4.22

656 ratings

🧠 Brain Optimization 🌿 Functional Medicine 🪤 Cognitive Distortions

Rewire

by Richard O'Connor • 2014

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

3.82

2k+

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage

Rewire 95%

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

by Richard O'Connor 2014

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage

In My Room

by Jim Lucey • 2014

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

3.38

203

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health

In My Room 95%

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

by Jim Lucey 2014

3.38

203 ratings

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health

Magnificent Mind at Any Age

by Daniel G. Amen • 2008

The brain circuits that drive or derail your life, and the natural protocols to balance them.

3.89

837

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility 🏋️ Resilience Training

Magnificent Mind at Any Age 95%

The brain circuits that drive or derail your life, and the natural protocols to balance them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2008

3.89

837 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Flexibility 🏋️ Resilience Training

The Balanced Brain

by Camilla Nord • 2024

Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.

3.93

484

🧘 Mind-Body Connection 😌 Affective Science 🔮 Predictive Processing

The Balanced Brain 95%

Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.

by Camilla Nord 2024

3.93

484 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Connection 😌 Affective Science 🔮 Predictive Processing

Night Falls Fast

by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999

Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.

4.12

7k+

🧠 Mood Disorders 🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🧬 Behavioral Genetics

Night Falls Fast 95%

Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.

by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999

4.12

7k+ ratings

🧠 Mood Disorders 🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🧬 Behavioral Genetics

The Other Brain

by R. Douglas Fields • 2008

85 percent of your brain is not neurons. That silent majority controls memory, pain, and disease.

4.13

2k+

🧠 Neurobiology 🧫 Glial Cells 🔄 Brain Plasticity

The Other Brain 95%

85 percent of your brain is not neurons. That silent majority controls memory, pain, and disease.

by R. Douglas Fields 2008

4.13

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology 🧫 Glial Cells 🔄 Brain Plasticity

Neuroplasticity

by Moheb Costandi • 2016

Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.

3.98

836

🧠 Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Brain Development

Neuroplasticity 95%

Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.

by Moheb Costandi 2016

3.98

836 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Brain Development

Making a Good Brain Great

by Daniel G. Amen • 2005

The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.

3.86

988

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Making a Good Brain Great 95%

The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.

by Daniel G. Amen 2005

3.86

988 ratings

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

4.48

24k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 95%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

4.48

24k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon

by Rahul Jandial • 2019

A brain surgeon on protecting your mind: sleep, fasting, a second language work; brain games don't.

4.11

4k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Popular Neuroscience

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon Summary

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon 95%

A brain surgeon on protecting your mind: sleep, fasting, a second language work; brain games don't.

by Rahul Jandial 2019

4.11

4k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Popular Neuroscience

The Happiness Cure

by Anders Hansen • 2023

Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.

4.06

313

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry 🦎 Mismatch Theory

The Happiness Cure 95%

Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.

by Anders Hansen 2023

4.06

313 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry 🦎 Mismatch Theory

What You Can Change and What You Can't

by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1993

Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.

3.88

2k+

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧬 Nature Vs Nurture

What You Can Change and What You Can't Summary

What You Can Change and What You Can't 95%

Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.

by Martin E.P. Seligman 1993

3.88

2k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧬 Nature Vs Nurture

Better Living Through Neurochemistry - A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world

by James Lee • 2014

How to use food, movement, and supplements to optimize your brain's key mood chemicals.

4.31

124

🧪 Neurochemistry 🧠 Brain Health 💊 Supplement Guides

Better Living Through Neurochemistry - A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world Summary

Better Living Through Neurochemistry - A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world 95%

How to use food, movement, and supplements to optimize your brain's key mood chemicals.

by James Lee 2014

4.31

124 ratings

🧪 Neurochemistry 🧠 Brain Health 💊 Supplement Guides

Be Who You Want

by Christian Jarrett • 2021

Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.

3.71

262

🧠 Personality Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧬 Neuroplasticity

Be Who You Want 95%

Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.

by Christian Jarrett 2021

3.71

262 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧬 Neuroplasticity

The Brain That Changes Itself

by Norman Doidge • 2007

Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.

4.20

40k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 💪 Stroke Recovery 🤕 Pain Science

The Brain That Changes Itself 95%

Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.

by Norman Doidge 2007

4.20

40k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 💪 Stroke Recovery 🤕 Pain Science

Never Enough

by Judith Grisel • 2019

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

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5k+

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Never Enough 95%

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

by Judith Grisel 2019

4.14

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity

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

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🕸️ Distributed Processing 👁️ Attention And Perception

Your Brain, Explained 95%

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

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🕸️ Distributed Processing 👁️ Attention And Perception

Rewire Your Brain

by John B. Arden • 2010

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

3.88

1k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction

Rewire Your Brain 95%

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

by John B. Arden 2010

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction

The End of Mental Illness

by Daniel G. Amen • 2020

Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.

4.02

2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔬 Brain Imaging 🩺 Functional Medicine

The End of Mental Illness 95%

Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.

by Daniel G. Amen 2020

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔬 Brain Imaging 🩺 Functional Medicine

You, Happier

by Daniel G. Amen • 2022

Your brain has a type. Learn it, then apply the happiness strategy that actually fits.

3.83

2k+

🧠 Happiness Neuroscience 🛡️ Brain Health 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry

You, Happier 95%

Your brain has a type. Learn it, then apply the happiness strategy that actually fits.

by Daniel G. Amen 2022

3.83

2k+ ratings

🧠 Happiness Neuroscience 🛡️ Brain Health 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry

Losing Our Minds

by Lucy Foulkes • 2022

Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.

4.07

786

🩺 Medicalization Of Distress 🧒 Adolescent Mental Health 📈 Diagnostic Inflation

Losing Our Minds 95%

Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.

by Lucy Foulkes 2022

4.07

786 ratings

🩺 Medicalization Of Distress 🧒 Adolescent Mental Health 📈 Diagnostic Inflation

Mind Wide Open

by Steven Johnson • 1999

A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.

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6k+

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience

Mind Wide Open 95%

A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.

by Steven Johnson 1999

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience

The Noonday Demon

by Andrew Solomon • 2000

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

4.19

16k+

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment

The Noonday Demon 95%

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

by Andrew Solomon 2000

4.19

16k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment

Your Brain

by Matthew MacDonald • 2008

A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.

3.77

367

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Your Brain 95%

A manual for the hardware you were born with: how perception, memory, and emotion really work.

by Matthew MacDonald 2008

3.77

367 ratings

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Strangers to Ourselves

by Rachel Aviv • 2022

A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.

4.10

15k+

🏷️ Psychiatric Diagnosis 🌍 Cultural Psychiatry 📖 Medical Narratives

Strangers to Ourselves 95%

A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.

by Rachel Aviv 2022

4.10

15k+ ratings

🏷️ Psychiatric Diagnosis 🌍 Cultural Psychiatry 📖 Medical Narratives

Positive Neuroscience

by Joshua D. Greene • 2016

The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.

2.50

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Affective Neuroscience 💭 Emotion And Cognition

Positive Neuroscience 94%

The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.

by Joshua D. Greene 2016

2.50

2 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Affective Neuroscience 💭 Emotion And Cognition

Psychedelics

by David J. Nutt • 2023

Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.

4.36

637

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 PTSD Recovery

Psychedelics 94%

Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.

by David J. Nutt 2023

4.36

637 ratings

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 PTSD Recovery

The Awakened Brain

by Lisa Miller • 2021

Your brain's spiritual circuitry, once engaged, cuts depression recurrence by up to 90 percent.

4.15

3k+

🧠 Spiritual Neuroscience 🛡️ Depression Prevention 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience

The Awakened Brain 94%

Your brain's spiritual circuitry, once engaged, cuts depression recurrence by up to 90 percent.

by Lisa Miller 2021

4.15

3k+ ratings

🧠 Spiritual Neuroscience 🛡️ Depression Prevention 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience

Think Smart

by Richard Restak • 2009

Six months of aerobics grows the brain. A neuroscientist reveals what else works.

3.74

605

🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement

Think Smart 94%

Six months of aerobics grows the brain. A neuroscientist reveals what else works.

by Richard Restak 2009

3.74

605 ratings

🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement

Out of My Skull

by James Danckert • 2020

Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.

3.50

359

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 😶 Affective Science 🎯 Agency And Motivation

Out of My Skull 94%

Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.

by James Danckert 2020

3.50

359 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 😶 Affective Science 🎯 Agency And Motivation

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend

by Rachel Barr • 2025

Your brain is not broken. It just needs to be understood. A neuroscientist shows you how.

4.17

1k+

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend Summary

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend 94%

Your brain is not broken. It just needs to be understood. A neuroscientist shows you how.

by Rachel Barr 2025

4.17

1k+ ratings

The Man Who Couldn't Stop

by David Adam • 2014

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

3.90

6k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science

The Man Who Couldn't Stop 94%

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

by David Adam 2014

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science

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