50 Books like Reader, Come Home

Proust and the Squid

by Maryanne Wolf • 2007

Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.

3.85

8k+

📜 History Of Reading 🧠 Neuroscience Of Reading ✍️ History Of Writing 🤿 Deep Reading 🔤 Dyslexia

Proust and the Squid 96%

Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.

by Maryanne Wolf 2007

3.85

8k+ ratings

📜 History Of Reading 🧠 Neuroscience Of Reading ✍️ History Of Writing 🤿 Deep Reading 🔤 Dyslexia

Future Minds

by Richard Watson • 2010

Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.

3.77

162

🔌 Attention Economy 📱 Screen Culture 🧘 Digital Detox 📵 Digital Overload 🎯 Sustained Focus

Future Minds 95%

Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.

by Richard Watson 2010

3.77

162 ratings

🔌 Attention Economy 📱 Screen Culture 🧘 Digital Detox 📵 Digital Overload 🎯 Sustained Focus

The Reading Mind

by Daniel T. Willingham • 2017

Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.

4.14

605

🔬 Reading Science 📚 Literacy Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 📖 Reading Comprehension 📝 Vocabulary Development

The Reading Mind 94%

Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.

by Daniel T. Willingham 2017

4.14

605 ratings

🔬 Reading Science 📚 Literacy Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 📖 Reading Comprehension 📝 Vocabulary Development

Stolen Focus

by Johann Hari • 2022

You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.

4.22

80k+

📊 Attention Economy 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism 📨 Information Overload 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Screen Time Effects

Stolen Focus 94%

You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.

by Johann Hari 2022

4.22

80k+ ratings

📊 Attention Economy 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism 📨 Information Overload 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Screen Time Effects

The Information Diet

by Clay A. Johnson • 2011

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

3.50

2k+

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

The Information Diet 94%

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

by Clay A. Johnson 2011

3.50

2k+ ratings

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

Mind Wide Open

by Steven Johnson • 1999

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

3.90

6k+

🧠 Pop Neuroscience 🧩 Cognitive Science 🗣️ Social Neuroscience 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ⚗️ Neurochemistry

Mind Wide Open 94%

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 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology ⚗️ Neurochemistry

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+

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Infant Cognition 😴 Sleep And Memory 🎓 Neuroeducation

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

🧠 Unconscious Processing 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Infant Cognition 😴 Sleep And Memory 🎓 Neuroeducation

The True Creator of Everything

by Miguel Nicolelis • 2020

The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.

3.87

163

🧠 Reality Construction 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🧮 Limits Of Computation 👥 Social Brains

The True Creator of Everything 94%

The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.

by Miguel Nicolelis 2020

3.87

163 ratings

🧠 Reality Construction 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🧮 Limits Of Computation 👥 Social Brains

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

4.16

5k+

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

Livewired 94%

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

by David Eagleman 2014

4.16

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

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 🔍 Attention Management 💾 Memory Formation

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

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness 🔍 Attention Management 💾 Memory Formation

Know Thyself

by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021

Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.

3.86

357

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🗣️ Social Cognition 🤔 Metacognition 🧮 Bayesian Brain 🔮 Predictive Processing

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

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🗣️ Social Cognition 🤔 Metacognition 🧮 Bayesian Brain 🔮 Predictive Processing

Bored and Brilliant

by Manoush Zomorodi • 2017

Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.

3.71

5k+

🧹 Digital Minimalism 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Attention Management 📱 Phone Addiction 🧠 Neuroscience Of Attention

Bored and Brilliant 94%

Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.

by Manoush Zomorodi 2017

3.71

5k+ ratings

🧹 Digital Minimalism 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Attention Management 📱 Phone Addiction 🧠 Neuroscience Of Attention

Mind Hacks

by Tom Stafford • 2004

The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.

3.74

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Science 🔧 Applied Psychology 📚 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Perception And Attention

Mind Hacks 94%

The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.

by Tom Stafford 2004

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Science 🔧 Applied Psychology 📚 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Perception And Attention

The Developing Brain

by Marilee Sprenger • 2008

How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.

3.62

🧸 Early Childhood Education 🧠 Brain-Based Teaching 🔬 Neuroeducation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 🗣️ Language Acquisition

The Developing Brain 94%

How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.

by Marilee Sprenger 2008

3.62

13 ratings

🧸 Early Childhood Education 🧠 Brain-Based Teaching 🔬 Neuroeducation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 🗣️ Language Acquisition

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 📜 Neuroscience History 🏋️ Brain Training

Neuroplasticity 93%

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 📜 Neuroscience History 🏋️ Brain Training

The Distracted Mind

by Adam Gazzaley • 2016

Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.

3.70

1k+

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📊 Information Overload

The Distracted Mind 93%

Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.

by Adam Gazzaley 2016

3.70

1k+ ratings

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📊 Information Overload

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-Based Productivity 📚 Evidence-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology 🏃 Exercise And Cognition

Brain Rules 93%

Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.

by John Medina 2008

4.01

35k+ ratings

🧠 Brain-Based Productivity 📚 Evidence-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology 🏃 Exercise And Cognition

Attention Span

by Gloria Mark • 2023

Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.

3.52

2k+

🖥️ Digital Attention ⚡ Interruption Management 📱 Screen Habits 💰 Attention Economics 💼 Knowledge Workers

Attention Span 93%

Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.

by Gloria Mark 2023

3.52

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Attention ⚡ Interruption Management 📱 Screen Habits 💰 Attention Economics 💼 Knowledge Workers

The Distraction Addiction

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2013

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

3.52

641

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Extended Mind 🧹 Digital Minimalism

The Distraction Addiction 93%

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013

3.52

641 ratings

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Extended Mind 🧹 Digital Minimalism

The Knowledge Gap

by Natalie Wexler • 2019

Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.

4.13

6k+

📖 Reading Instruction 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Achievement Gap 🔬 Science Of Reading 🌱 Early Literacy

The Knowledge Gap 93%

Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.

by Natalie Wexler 2019

4.13

6k+ ratings

📖 Reading Instruction 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Achievement Gap 🔬 Science Of Reading 🌱 Early Literacy

Reclaiming Conversation

by Sherry Turkle • 2015

Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.

3.80

5k+

🛑 Techno Skepticism 🌐 Media Ecology 📱 Attention Crisis 🗣️ Meaningful Conversation 👨‍👩‍👧 Digital Parenting

Reclaiming Conversation 93%

Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.

by Sherry Turkle 2015

3.80

5k+ ratings

🛑 Techno Skepticism 🌐 Media Ecology 📱 Attention Crisis 🗣️ Meaningful Conversation 👨‍👩‍👧 Digital Parenting

Concentration

by Stefan van der Stigchel • 2020

Multitasking is a myth, your working memory is tiny, and every notification exploits that limit.

3.33

144

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 💭 Working Memory 📱 Digital Distraction 🔄 Task Switching

Concentration 93%

Multitasking is a myth, your working memory is tiny, and every notification exploits that limit.

by Stefan van der Stigchel 2020

3.33

144 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 💭 Working Memory 📱 Digital Distraction 🔄 Task Switching

Rewiring Education

by John D. Couch • 2018

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

3.79

266

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

Rewiring Education 93%

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

by John D. Couch 2018

3.79

266 ratings

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

Breaking Bread with the Dead

by Alan Jacobs • 2020

Information overload shrinks your sense of time; old books stretch it back open.

3.92

2k+

🧘 Reading And Well-Being 🤯 Information Overload ⏳ Historical Perspective 🐢 Slow Reading 📚 Literary Humanism

Breaking Bread with the Dead 93%

Information overload shrinks your sense of time; old books stretch it back open.

by Alan Jacobs 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧘 Reading And Well-Being 🤯 Information Overload ⏳ Historical Perspective 🐢 Slow Reading 📚 Literary Humanism

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 🔍 Attention And Engagement 🌟 Meaning And Purpose

Out of My Skull 93%

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 🔍 Attention And Engagement 🌟 Meaning And Purpose

The Brain

by Marco Magrini • 2017

Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.

4.12

705

🧠 Brain Science 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💪 Brain Health 📚 Memory And Learning 👴 Cognitive Aging

The Brain 93%

Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.

by Marco Magrini 2017

4.12

705 ratings

🧠 Brain Science 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💪 Brain Health 📚 Memory And Learning 👴 Cognitive Aging

The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction

by Alan Jacobs • 2011

Your to-read pile is a tyrant. Follow curiosity instead, and reading becomes alive again.

3.94

3k+

📚 Bibliophilia 🐌 Slow Reading 🕊️ Reading Freedom ✍️ Active Reading 🎯 Attention Management

The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction Summary

The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction 93%

Your to-read pile is a tyrant. Follow curiosity instead, and reading becomes alive again.

by Alan Jacobs 2011

3.94

3k+ ratings

📚 Bibliophilia 🐌 Slow Reading 🕊️ Reading Freedom ✍️ Active Reading 🎯 Attention Management

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 🧬 Mental Illness Neurobiology 📊 Statistical Thinking

The New Mind Readers 93%

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 🧬 Mental Illness Neurobiology 📊 Statistical Thinking

Program or Be Programmed

by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010

Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.

3.72

2k+

🌐 Media Ecology ⚖️ Technological Bias 🎮 Digital Agency ⏰ Attention Economy 💻 Code Literacy

Program or Be Programmed 93%

Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.

by Douglas Rushkoff 2010

3.72

2k+ ratings

🌐 Media Ecology ⚖️ Technological Bias 🎮 Digital Agency ⏰ Attention Economy 💻 Code Literacy

Curious

by Ian Leslie • 2014

Why knowing more makes you more curious, and why Google is putting that cycle at risk.

4.03

3k+

🌱 Lifelong Learning ❓ Questioning Skills 💡 Innovation Drivers 📱 Digital Distraction 😊 Positive Psychology

Curious 93%

Why knowing more makes you more curious, and why Google is putting that cycle at risk.

by Ian Leslie 2014

4.03

3k+ ratings

🌱 Lifelong Learning ❓ Questioning Skills 💡 Innovation Drivers 📱 Digital Distraction 😊 Positive Psychology

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 😊 Science Of Happiness 💊 Addiction Neuroscience

Pictures of the Mind 93%

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 😊 Science Of Happiness 💊 Addiction Neuroscience

The World Beyond Your Head

by Matthew B. Crawford • 2015

Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.

3.79

3k+

💰 Attention Economy 🔍 Phenomenology 👤 Embodied Cognition ⚙️ Critique Of Technology 🎯 Attention Management

The World Beyond Your Head 93%

Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.

by Matthew B. Crawford 2015

3.79

3k+ ratings

💰 Attention Economy 🔍 Phenomenology 👤 Embodied Cognition ⚙️ Critique Of Technology 🎯 Attention Management

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 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

The Disordered Mind 93%

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 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

Stop Talking, Start Influencing

by Jared Cooney Horvath • 2019

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

4.29

261

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

Stop Talking, Start Influencing 93%

Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.

by Jared Cooney Horvath 2019

4.29

261 ratings

🧠 Applied Neuroscience 📚 Science Of Learning 🎤 Presentation Skills 📊 Multimedia Learning 💭 Cognitive Science

Great Myths of the Brain

by Christian Jarrett • 2014

10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.

3.83

161

Great Myths of the Brain 93%

10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.

by Christian Jarrett 2014

3.83

161 ratings

Smart Moves

by Carla Hannaford • 1995

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

4.02

492

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

Smart Moves 93%

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

by Carla Hannaford 1995

4.02

492 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

On Task

by David Badre • 2020

Your brain knows what to do but an ancient bottleneck stands between knowing and acting.

3.99

161

🧠 Executive Function 🔬 Cognitive Science 🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Attention Management 💾 Working Memory

On Task 93%

Your brain knows what to do but an ancient bottleneck stands between knowing and acting.

by David Badre 2020

3.99

161 ratings

🧠 Executive Function 🔬 Cognitive Science 🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience 👁️ Attention Management 💾 Working Memory

The Music Advantage

by Anita Collins • 2020

Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.

4.25

182

🧠 Child Brain Development 🎵 Music Education 🎶 Neuroscience Of Music ⚡ Executive Function 📖 Reading Readiness

The Music Advantage 93%

Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.

by Anita Collins 2020

4.25

182 ratings

🧠 Child Brain Development 🎵 Music Education 🎶 Neuroscience Of Music ⚡ Executive Function 📖 Reading Readiness

Limitless

by Jim Kwik • 2020

A brain coach's system for learning faster, reading faster, and remembering what matters.

4.07

22k+

🧠 Brain Training ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🧩 Memory Techniques 📖 Speed Reading 🎯 Attention Management

Limitless 93%

A brain coach's system for learning faster, reading faster, and remembering what matters.

by Jim Kwik 2020

4.07

22k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Training ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🧩 Memory Techniques 📖 Speed Reading 🎯 Attention Management

The Art of Bitfulness

by Nandan Nilekani • 2022

Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.

4.21

128

🧘 Digital Wellness 📉 Attention Economy 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Time Management 🔒 Privacy And Data

The Art of Bitfulness 93%

Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.

by Nandan Nilekani 2022

4.21

128 ratings

🧘 Digital Wellness 📉 Attention Economy 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Time Management 🔒 Privacy And Data

Smarter

by Dan Hurley • 2013

IQ isn't fixed: a journalist on the strange new science that could make you smarter.

3.49

806

🧠 Brain Training 🚀 Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Working Memory 🎯 Attention Training

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

🧠 Brain Training 🚀 Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Working Memory 🎯 Attention Training

How to Thrive in the Digital Age

by Tom Chatfield • 2012

Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.

3.08

598

🧘 Digital Wellbeing 🧠 Attention Management 📖 Digital Literacy 📥 Information Overload 🌐 Technology And Society

How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary

How to Thrive in the Digital Age 93%

Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.

by Tom Chatfield 2012

3.08

598 ratings

🧘 Digital Wellbeing 🧠 Attention Management 📖 Digital Literacy 📥 Information Overload 🌐 Technology And Society

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain

by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young • 2012

Learning disabilities are not fixed. Mental workouts can strengthen the brain regions responsible.

3.82

1k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏋️ Brain Training 🩹 Cognitive Rehabilitation 📚 Learning Disabilities ✏️ Special Needs Education

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain 93%

Learning disabilities are not fixed. Mental workouts can strengthen the brain regions responsible.

by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young 2012

3.82

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏋️ Brain Training 🩹 Cognitive Rehabilitation 📚 Learning Disabilities ✏️ Special Needs Education

The Overflowing Brain

by Torkel Klingberg • 2007

Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.

3.52

318

🧠 Working Memory 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 📥 Information Overload 👁️ Attention Science 🧱 Cognitive Limits

The Overflowing Brain 93%

Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.

by Torkel Klingberg 2007

3.52

318 ratings

🧠 Working Memory 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 📥 Information Overload 👁️ Attention Science 🧱 Cognitive Limits

Overcoming Dyslexia

by Sally E. Shaywitz • 2003

Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.

4.30

4k+

🧠 Learning Disabilities 📚 Science Of Reading 📖 Reading Instruction 🏫 Special Education 👧 Dyslexic Students

Overcoming Dyslexia 93%

Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.

by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003

4.30

4k+ ratings

🧠 Learning Disabilities 📚 Science Of Reading 📖 Reading Instruction 🏫 Special Education 👧 Dyslexic Students

The Organized Mind

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2014

Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.

3.65

15k+

🌊 Information Overload 💼 Knowledge Work 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Memory Systems 📋 Productivity Systems

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

🌊 Information Overload 💼 Knowledge Work 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Memory Systems 📋 Productivity Systems

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

🧠 Neuroscience History 🔄 Brain Plasticity 💭 Memory Science 🔬 Scientific Paradigms 🏥 Brain Disorders

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

🧠 Neuroscience History 🔄 Brain Plasticity 💭 Memory Science 🔬 Scientific Paradigms 🏥 Brain Disorders

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

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Memory Techniques

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

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Memory Techniques

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 🧩 Neural Integration 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy 93%

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 🧩 Neural Integration 🔄 Neuroplasticity

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 93%

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

by Rachel Barr 2025

4.17

1k+ ratings

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