🧠 Music Neuroscience

Fascinating explorations of what happens in the brain when we listen to or create music, revealing why sound moves us so profoundly at a biological level.

Musicophilia

by Oliver Sacks • 2007

When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.

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🧠 Music And The Brain 🩻 Clinical Case Studies 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🎵 Music Therapy 👂 Sensory Perception

Musicophilia 94%

When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.

by Oliver Sacks 2007

3.95

75k+ ratings

🧠 Music And The Brain 🩻 Clinical Case Studies 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🎵 Music Therapy 👂 Sensory Perception

This Is Your Brain on Music

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2006

Record producer turned neuroscientist: what he learned about music's grip on the brain.

3.89

68k+

🎼 Music Cognition 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neural Processing 💭 Emotional Memory

This Is Your Brain on Music 94%

Record producer turned neuroscientist: what he learned about music's grip on the brain.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2006

3.89

68k+ ratings

🎼 Music Cognition 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neural Processing 💭 Emotional Memory

Why You Love Music

by John Powell • 2016

Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.

3.76

590

🎵 Music Psychology 🔊 Psychoacoustics 🧠 Music Cognition 🌿 Music Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Why You Love Music 94%

Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.

by John Powell 2016

3.76

590 ratings

🎵 Music Psychology 🔊 Psychoacoustics 🧠 Music Cognition 🌿 Music Therapy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2024

Neuroscience confirms: music eases pain, rebuilds the brain after stroke, and reaches dementia.

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🎵 Music Therapy 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧓 Cognitive Decline 🌿 Integrative Medicine

I Heard There Was a Secret Chord Summary

I Heard There Was a Secret Chord 93%

Neuroscience confirms: music eases pain, rebuilds the brain after stroke, and reaches dementia.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2024

3.82

2k+ ratings

🎵 Music Therapy 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧓 Cognitive Decline 🌿 Integrative Medicine

How Music Can Make You Better

by Indre Viskontas • 2019

The neuroscience behind why a song can stop time, ease pain, and bond strangers.

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255

🧠 Neuroscience Of Music 🎵 Music Therapy 🔄 Neuroplasticity 😢 Music And Emotion 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

How Music Can Make You Better 93%

The neuroscience behind why a song can stop time, ease pain, and bond strangers.

by Indre Viskontas 2019

3.85

255 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Music 🎵 Music Therapy 🔄 Neuroplasticity 😢 Music And Emotion 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

This Is What It Sounds Like

by Susan Rogers • 2022

A former Prince engineer turned neuroscientist decodes your music taste.

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🧠 Music Psychology 🎭 Musical Identity 💖 Music And Emotion 💭 Music And Memory 🔬 Neuroscience Of Music

This Is What It Sounds Like 93%

A former Prince engineer turned neuroscientist decodes your music taste.

by Susan Rogers 2022

3.82

4k+ ratings

🧠 Music Psychology 🎭 Musical Identity 💖 Music And Emotion 💭 Music And Memory 🔬 Neuroscience Of Music

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 92%

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

Guitar Zero

by Gary F. Marcus • 2012

Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.

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🧠 Music Cognition 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📈 Skill Acquisition 🎵 Music Education

Guitar Zero 92%

Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.

by Gary F. Marcus 2012

3.64

2k+ ratings

🧠 Music Cognition 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📈 Skill Acquisition 🎵 Music Education

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

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 👁️ Perception And Reality 💭 Memory Systems 🌌 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity

How Your Brain Works 92%

86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.

by New Scientist 2017

3.92

353 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 👁️ Perception And Reality 💭 Memory Systems 🌌 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity

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

🧠 Brain Anatomy 📊 Visual Reference 🧪 Popular Neuroscience 👁️ Sensory Systems 💾 Memory Mechanics

How the Brain Works 91%

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

🧠 Brain Anatomy 📊 Visual Reference 🧪 Popular Neuroscience 👁️ Sensory Systems 💾 Memory Mechanics

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

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

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

Livewired 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 Disordered Mind

by Eric R. Kandel • 2018

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

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

The Disordered Mind 91%

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

The Tell-Tale Brain

by V.S. Ramachandran • 2010

Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.

4.15

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🎨 Neuroaesthetics 🧍 Embodied Cognition 🌈 Synesthesia

The Tell-Tale Brain 91%

Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.

by V.S. Ramachandran 2010

4.15

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🎨 Neuroaesthetics 🧍 Embodied Cognition 🌈 Synesthesia

Everything in Its Place

by Oliver Sacks • 2019

Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.

4.14

3k+

🧠 Neurology 🩺 Medical Humanities 📖 Narrative Medicine 👁️ Altered Perception 🏛️ History Of Psychiatry

Everything in Its Place 91%

Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.

by Oliver Sacks 2019

4.14

3k+ ratings

🧠 Neurology 🩺 Medical Humanities 📖 Narrative Medicine 👁️ Altered Perception 🏛️ History Of Psychiatry

The Brain

by David Eagleman • 2015

Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.

4.25

23k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🎭 Constructed Reality 🌑 Unconscious Mind 👁️ Sensory Perception

The Brain 91%

Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.

by David Eagleman 2015

4.25

23k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🎭 Constructed Reality 🌑 Unconscious Mind 👁️ Sensory Perception

The Future of the Brain

by Gary F. Marcus • 2014

The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness

3.70

210

🧠 Neuroscience Research 🗺️ Brain Mapping ⚡ Neural Circuits 💻 Computational Neuroscience 💭 Consciousness Studies

The Future of the Brain 91%

The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness

by Gary F. Marcus 2014

3.70

210 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Research 🗺️ Brain Mapping ⚡ Neural Circuits 💻 Computational Neuroscience 💭 Consciousness Studies

Cognitive Neuroscience

by Richard Passingham • 2016

Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.

3.71

318

🧠 Brain Science 📚 Cognitive Psychology 🧪 Neuropsychology 👁️ Perception Science 💾 Memory Systems

Cognitive Neuroscience 91%

Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.

by Richard Passingham 2016

3.71

318 ratings

🧠 Brain Science 📚 Cognitive Psychology 🧪 Neuropsychology 👁️ Perception Science 💾 Memory 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 91%

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

Brain Facts

by The Society for Neuroscience • 2002

Your three-pound universe: a walk through the biology that thinks, remembers, and sleeps.

3.93

125

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 🧠 Brain Anatomy ⚡ Neural Communication 👁️ Sensory Systems 🧠 Learning And Memory

Brain Facts 91%

Your three-pound universe: a walk through the biology that thinks, remembers, and sleeps.

by The Society for Neuroscience 2002

3.93

125 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Primers 🧠 Brain Anatomy ⚡ Neural Communication 👁️ Sensory Systems 🧠 Learning And Memory

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 91%

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

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 💾 Memory Systems 😨 Fear And Emotion

Your Brain, Explained 91%

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 💾 Memory Systems 😨 Fear And Emotion

Music Heard So Deeply

by Betsey King • 2015

In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.

4.65

🎵 Music Therapy 📖 Healthcare Memoir 🎨 Creative Arts Therapies 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance

Music Heard So Deeply 91%

In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.

by Betsey King 2015

4.65

23 ratings

🎵 Music Therapy 📖 Healthcare Memoir 🎨 Creative Arts Therapies 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance

Welcome to Your Brain

by Sandra Aamodt • 2008

The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.

3.72

2k+

🧠 Brain Science 🔬 Everyday Neuroscience 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Memory Systems ❤️ Emotion Science

Welcome to Your Brain 91%

The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.

by Sandra Aamodt 2008

3.72

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Science 🔬 Everyday Neuroscience 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Memory Systems ❤️ Emotion Science

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 91%

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 Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

by Sam Kean • 2014

History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.

4.25

14k+

🧠 Neuroscience 📜 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 📖 Clinical Tales 🧩 Neurological Disorders

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons 91%

History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.

by Sam Kean 2014

4.25

14k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 📜 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 📖 Clinical Tales 🧩 Neurological Disorders

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.

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🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Popular Neuroscience 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 😴 Sleep Science

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon Summary

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon 91%

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 🛡️ Dementia Prevention 😴 Sleep Science

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 91%

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

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 🛠️ Applied Neuroscience ⚠️ Brain Limitations

Your Brain 91%

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 🛠️ Applied Neuroscience ⚠️ Brain Limitations

The Mind's Eye

by Oliver Sacks • 2010

Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.

3.92

14k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🩺 Clinical Neurology 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👁️ Visual Perception 👂 The Senses

The Mind's Eye 91%

Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.

by Oliver Sacks 2010

3.92

14k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🩺 Clinical Neurology 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👁️ Visual Perception 👂 The Senses

The Future of the Mind

by Michio Kaku • 2014

Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.

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The Future of the Mind 91%

Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.

by Michio Kaku 2014

4.08

16k+ ratings

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.

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Great Myths of the Brain 90%

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

by Christian Jarrett 2014

3.83

161 ratings

Synaptic Self

by Joseph E. LeDoux • 2002

Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.

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🧠 Neuroscience Of Self 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📸 Memory And Identity 😶 Unconscious Emotion 💡 Consciousness Studies

Synaptic Self 90%

Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.

by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002

4.00

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Self 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📸 Memory And Identity 😶 Unconscious Emotion 💡 Consciousness Studies

The Neuroscience of You

by Chantel Prat • 2022

Your brain isn't like anyone else's. Neuroscience finally has a field guide for that.

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1k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔄 Brain Plasticity ⚗️ Brain Chemistry ↔️ Left Brain Right Brain

The Neuroscience of You 90%

Your brain isn't like anyone else's. Neuroscience finally has a field guide for that.

by Chantel Prat 2022

3.80

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔄 Brain Plasticity ⚗️ Brain Chemistry ↔️ Left Brain Right Brain

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.

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

A User's Guide to the Brain 90%

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

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 🧘 Mental Practice 🧓 Aging Brain

The Brain That Changes Itself 90%

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 🧘 Mental Practice 🧓 Aging Brain

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 90%

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

An Alchemy of Mind

by Diane Ackerman • 2004

A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Neuroscience 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🪞 Memory And Identity

An Alchemy of Mind 90%

A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.

by Diane Ackerman 2004

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Consciousness Studies 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🪞 Memory And Identity

Cognitive Neuroscience

by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998

How does the brain produce the mind? A map of its systems for perception, memory, and consciousness.

4.12

767

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🗺️ Functional Localization ↔️ Hemispheric Specialization 👁️ Sensation And Perception 💾 Memory Systems

Cognitive Neuroscience 90%

How does the brain produce the mind? A map of its systems for perception, memory, and consciousness.

by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998

4.12

767 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🗺️ Functional Localization ↔️ Hemispheric Specialization 👁️ Sensation And Perception 💾 Memory Systems

The Brain's Way of Healing

by Norman Doidge • 2015

Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.

4.20

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Brain's Way of Healing 90%

Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.

by Norman Doidge 2015

4.20

6k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Inner Game of Music

by Barry Green • 1986

Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.

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🎻 Music Performance 🧠 Performance Psychology 😰 Performance Anxiety 🌊 Flow State 🏔️ Peak Performance

The Inner Game of Music 90%

Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.

by Barry Green 1986

3.95

4k+ ratings

🎻 Music Performance 🧠 Performance Psychology 😰 Performance Anxiety 🌊 Flow State 🏔️ Peak Performance

Smarter Tomorrow

by Elizabeth R. Ricker • 2021

Fifteen minutes of personal experiments each day can upgrade your brain: here's how to start.

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252

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🧬 Biohacking 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Smarter Tomorrow 90%

Fifteen minutes of personal experiments each day can upgrade your brain: here's how to start.

by Elizabeth R. Ricker 2021

3.66

252 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🧬 Biohacking 🔄 Neuroplasticity

How Music Works

by David Byrne • 2014

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

4.00

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🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

How Music Works 90%

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

by David Byrne 2014

4.00

29k+ ratings

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

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 90%

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

Every Song Ever

by Ben Ratliff • 2016

Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.

3.29

910

🎵 Music Criticism 🎧 Music Appreciation 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Genre Fluidity 📱 Streaming Culture

Every Song Ever 90%

Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.

by Ben Ratliff 2016

3.29

910 ratings

🎵 Music Criticism 🎧 Music Appreciation 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Genre Fluidity 📱 Streaming Culture

The Emotional Life of Your Brain

by Richard J. Davidson • 2012

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

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🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary

The Emotional Life of Your Brain 90%

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

by Richard J. Davidson 2012

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

3.98

796

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 90%

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

by Sandra Blakeslee 2007

3.98

796 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

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+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧠 Constructive Memory 🧠 Role Of Forgetting 🧠 Neural Representation

The Forgetting Machine 90%

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

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧠 Constructive Memory 🧠 Role Of Forgetting 🧠 Neural Representation

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

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🧠 Neurobiology 🧫 Glial Cells 🔄 Brain Plasticity 🔥 Neuroinflammation 🤕 Brain Disorders

The Other Brain 90%

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 🔥 Neuroinflammation 🤕 Brain Disorders

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