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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
6k+
The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing 92%
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
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+
The Brain That Changes Itself Summary
The Brain That Changes Itself 91%
Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.
by Norman Doidge 2007
4.20
40k+ ratings
Livewired
by David Eagleman • 2014
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
4.16
5k+
Livewired Summary
Livewired 90%
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
by David Eagleman 2014
4.16
5k+ ratings
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
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own Summary
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
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+
The Other Brain Summary
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
Neuroplasticity
by Moheb Costandi • 2016
Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.
3.98
836
Neuroplasticity Summary
Neuroplasticity 90%
Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.
by Moheb Costandi 2016
3.98
836 ratings
Heal Your Nervous System
by Linnea Passaler • 2024
Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.
3.84
976
Heal Your Nervous System Summary
Heal Your Nervous System 90%
Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.
by Linnea Passaler 2024
3.84
976 ratings
Anchored
by Deb Dana • 2021
Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.
3.91
2k+
Anchored Summary
Anchored 90%
Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.
by Deb Dana 2021
3.91
2k+ 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 90%
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
by Andrew Koob 2009
3.68
135 ratings
Polyvagal Practices
by Deb Dana • 2023
Three nervous system states, one personal toolkit: learn to move from shutdown or anxiety to calm.
3.79
235
Polyvagal Practices Summary
Polyvagal Practices 90%
Three nervous system states, one personal toolkit: learn to move from shutdown or anxiety to calm.
by Deb Dana 2023
3.79
235 ratings
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+
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon Summary
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon 90%
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
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
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
On the Move
by Oliver Sacks • 2015
Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.
4.03
22k+
On the Move Summary
On the Move 89%
Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.
by Oliver Sacks 2015
4.03
22k+ ratings
The Biology of Trauma
by Aimie Apigian • 2025
Trauma lives in your mitochondria and gut, not just your mind. The missing half of healing.
3.88
215
The Biology of Trauma Summary
The Biology of Trauma 89%
Trauma lives in your mitochondria and gut, not just your mind. The missing half of healing.
by Aimie Apigian 2025
3.88
215 ratings
My Stroke of Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor • 2006
A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.
3.92
33k+
My Stroke of Insight Summary
My Stroke of Insight 89%
A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.
by Jill Bolte Taylor 2006
3.92
33k+ ratings
Wired for Healing
by Annie Hopper • 2015
The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.
3.86
321
Wired for Healing Summary
Wired for Healing 89%
The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.
by Annie Hopper 2015
3.86
321 ratings
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
Pictures of the Mind Summary
Pictures of the Mind 89%
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009
3.76
894 ratings
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
3.89
8k+
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind 89%
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018
3.89
8k+ 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 89%
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
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise
by Elizabeth Williams • 2019
A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.
3.59
133
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise Summary
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise 89%
A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.
by Elizabeth Williams 2019
3.59
133 ratings
Gray Matters
by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
4.36
1k+
Gray Matters Summary
Gray Matters 89%
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024
4.36
1k+ ratings
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+
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons 89%
History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.
by Sam Kean 2014
4.25
14k+ ratings
Understanding Pain
by Fernando Cervero • 2012
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
3.90
72
Understanding Pain Summary
Understanding Pain 89%
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
by Fernando Cervero 2012
3.90
72 ratings
Upgrade Your Vagus Nerve
by Navaz Habib • 2024
Your vagus nerve controls inflammation and immunity. Tools to measure and strengthen it.
3.67
106
Upgrade Your Vagus Nerve Summary
Upgrade Your Vagus Nerve 89%
Your vagus nerve controls inflammation and immunity. Tools to measure and strengthen it.
by Navaz Habib 2024
3.67
106 ratings
Phantoms in the Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 1998
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
4.27
21k+
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain 89%
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998
4.27
21k+ ratings
The Ghost in My Brain
by Clark Elliott • 2015
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
3.82
938
The Ghost in My Brain Summary
The Ghost in My Brain 89%
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
by Clark Elliott 2015
3.82
938 ratings
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+
Everything in Its Place Summary
Everything in Its Place 89%
Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.
by Oliver Sacks 2019
4.14
3k+ ratings
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
The Future of the Brain Summary
The Future of the Brain 89%
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
by Gary F. Marcus 2014
3.70
210 ratings
Evolve Your Brain
by Joe Dispenza • 2007
You're chemically addicted to your own emotions. The neuroscience of breaking free.
4.14
5k+
Evolve Your Brain Summary
Evolve Your Brain 89%
You're chemically addicted to your own emotions. The neuroscience of breaking free.
by Joe Dispenza 2007
4.14
5k+ ratings
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+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 89%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
The Great Nerve
by Kevin J. Tracey • 2025
Two-thirds of deaths trace to inflammation. One nerve can stop it, and electricity is the key.
3.99
507
The Great Nerve Summary
The Great Nerve 89%
Two-thirds of deaths trace to inflammation. One nerve can stop it, and electricity is the key.
by Kevin J. Tracey 2025
3.99
507 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 89%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
Rock Steady
by Joey Remenyi • 2020
Your brain created the ringing and spinning. Here is how to teach it to create calm instead.
4.10
240
Rock Steady Summary
Rock Steady 89%
Your brain created the ringing and spinning. Here is how to teach it to create calm instead.
by Joey Remenyi 2020
4.10
240 ratings
The Chiropractic Way to Health
by Leila Lindquist • 2007
Your back doesn't have to hurt for your spine to be quietly undermining your health.
The Chiropractic Way to Health Summary
The Chiropractic Way to Health 89%
Your back doesn't have to hurt for your spine to be quietly undermining your health.
by Leila Lindquist 2007
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+
The End of Mental Illness Summary
The End of Mental Illness 89%
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
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy
by Deb Dana • 2018
Three neural pathways drive your reactions. Map your way from shutdown back to connection.
4.35
2k+
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy Summary
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy 89%
Three neural pathways drive your reactions. Map your way from shutdown back to connection.
by Deb Dana 2018
4.35
2k+ ratings
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
by Stanley D. Rosenberg • 2017
A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.
3.76
2k+
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve Summary
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve 89%
A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.
by Stanley D. Rosenberg 2017
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Practice of Embodying Emotions
by Raja Selvam • 2022
Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.
3.71
122
The Practice of Embodying Emotions Summary
The Practice of Embodying Emotions 89%
Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.
by Raja Selvam 2022
3.71
122 ratings
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+
The Mind's Eye Summary
The Mind's Eye 89%
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
by Oliver Sacks 2010
3.92
14k+ ratings
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
by Louis Cozolino • 2020
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
4.49
49
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians Summary
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians 89%
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
by Louis Cozolino 2020
4.49
49 ratings
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
The New Mind Readers Summary
The New Mind Readers 89%
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
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.
3.82
2k+
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord Summary
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord 89%
Neuroscience confirms: music eases pain, rebuilds the brain after stroke, and reaches dementia.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2024
3.82
2k+ ratings
Struck By Genius
by Jason Padgett • 2014
A brutal mugging at 31 rewired a math-averse dropout's brain and reality dissolved into geometry.
3.48
1k+
Struck By Genius Summary
Struck By Genius 89%
A brutal mugging at 31 rewired a math-averse dropout's brain and reality dissolved into geometry.
by Jason Padgett 2014
3.48
1k+ ratings
The Better Brain Book
by David Perlmutter • 2004
Inflammation is the hidden driver of brain aging. A neurologist's protocol to turn it off.
3.84
316
The Better Brain Book Summary
The Better Brain Book 89%
Inflammation is the hidden driver of brain aging. A neurologist's protocol to turn it off.
by David Perlmutter 2004
3.84
316 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 89%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ ratings
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma
by Sebern F. Fisher • 2014
When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.
4.45
148
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Summary
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma 89%
When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.
by Sebern F. Fisher 2014
4.45
148 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 89%
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
by New Scientist 2017
3.92
353 ratings
Healthy Brain, Happy Life
by Wendy Suzuki • 2015
The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.
3.65
2k+
Healthy Brain, Happy Life Summary
Healthy Brain, Happy Life 89%
The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.
by Wendy Suzuki 2015
3.65
2k+ ratings
Neurociencia para la vida real
by Ana Ibáñez • 2026
Why cold showers, daydreaming, and standing up straight rewire your brain more than affirmations.
4.09
33
Neurociencia para la vida real Summary
Neurociencia para la vida real 89%
Why cold showers, daydreaming, and standing up straight rewire your brain more than affirmations.
by Ana Ibáñez 2026
4.09
33 ratings
In an Unspoken Voice
by Peter A. Levine • 2010
The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.
4.34
3k+
In an Unspoken Voice Summary
In an Unspoken Voice 89%
The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.
by Peter A. Levine 2010
4.34
3k+ ratings
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