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Heart Intelligence
by Doc Childre • 2022
Your heart senses the future before your brain can. Coherence is how you learn to listen.
4.69
16
Heart Intelligence Summary
Heart Intelligence 91%
Your heart senses the future before your brain can. Coherence is how you learn to listen.
by Doc Childre 2022
4.69
16 ratings
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 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
Outliving Heart Disease
by Richard Stein • 2008
Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.
4.00
1
Outliving Heart Disease Summary
Outliving Heart Disease 90%
Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.
by Richard Stein 2008
4.00
1 ratings
The Sinatra Solution
by Stephen T. Sinatra • 2005
Your heart fails when it runs out of cellular fuel. The fix isn't statins.
4.39
171
The Sinatra Solution Summary
The Sinatra Solution 90%
Your heart fails when it runs out of cellular fuel. The fix isn't statins.
by Stephen T. Sinatra 2005
4.39
171 ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 90%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
The Feeling of What Happens
by António Damásio • 1999
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
4.01
4k+
The Feeling of What Happens Summary
The Feeling of What Happens 90%
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
by António Damásio 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
Musicophilia
by Oliver Sacks • 2007
When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.
3.95
75k+
Musicophilia Summary
Musicophilia 90%
When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.
by Oliver Sacks 2007
3.95
75k+ ratings
Looking for Spinoza
by António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
3.96
2k+
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza 90%
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
by António Damásio 2001
3.96
2k+ 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 90%
Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.
by Oliver Sacks 2015
4.03
22k+ 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 90%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ 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 90%
Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.
by Oliver Sacks 2019
4.14
3k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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 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
The Polyvagal Theory
by Stephen W. Porges • 2011
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
4.11
801
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory 90%
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
by Stephen W. Porges 2011
4.11
801 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 90%
History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.
by Sam Kean 2014
4.25
14k+ 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
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 Second Brain
by Michael D. Gershon • 1998
The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.
3.74
527
The Second Brain Summary
The Second Brain 90%
The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.
by Michael D. Gershon 1998
3.74
527 ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
4.05
249k+
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales 90%
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
by Oliver Sacks 1985
4.05
249k+ ratings
Inner Sense
by Caroline Williams • 2025
Eighty percent of the body-brain highway runs upward. What happens when you learn to listen?
4.22
87
Inner Sense Summary
Inner Sense 89%
Eighty percent of the body-brain highway runs upward. What happens when you learn to listen?
by Caroline Williams 2025
4.22
87 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
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 89%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ 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
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
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts 89%
Your three-pound universe: a walk through the biology that thinks, remembers, and sleeps.
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002
3.93
125 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
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 89%
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
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
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
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.
3.94
3k+
The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary
The Emotional Life of Your Brain 89%
Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.
by Richard J. Davidson 2012
3.94
3k+ 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 89%
Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.
by Norman Doidge 2007
4.20
40k+ ratings
Connections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
3.78
285
Connections Summary
Connections 89%
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021
3.78
285 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 89%
Neurons are ten percent of your brain. The overlooked ninety percent may control thought itself.
by Andrew Koob 2009
3.68
135 ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 89%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 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
Cure
by Jo Marchant • 2016
What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.
4.09
4k+
Cure Summary
Cure 89%
What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.
by Jo Marchant 2016
4.09
4k+ ratings
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+
Welcome to Your Brain Summary
Welcome to Your Brain 89%
The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.
by Sandra Aamodt 2008
3.72
2k+ ratings
Synaptic Self
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 2002
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
4.00
5k+
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self 89%
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002
4.00
5k+ ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
4.25
43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm 89%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
Activate Your Vagus Nerve
by Navaz Habib • 2019
Train this one nerve to quiet inflammation, sharpen your mind, and fix your gut.
3.78
1k+
Activate Your Vagus Nerve Summary
Activate Your Vagus Nerve 89%
Train this one nerve to quiet inflammation, sharpen your mind, and fix your gut.
by Navaz Habib 2019
3.78
1k+ 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 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
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 89%
Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.
by Moheb Costandi 2016
3.98
836 ratings
The Nocturnal Brain
by Guy Leschziner • 2019
What sleepwalking, night terrors, and waking paralysis reveal about the sleeping brain.
4.02
4k+
The Nocturnal Brain Summary
The Nocturnal Brain 89%
What sleepwalking, night terrors, and waking paralysis reveal about the sleeping brain.
by Guy Leschziner 2019
4.02
4k+ ratings
The HeartMath Solution
by Doc Childre • 1999
Your heart has 40,000 neurons: a technique to align its rhythm and outpace emotional overload.
4.02
778
The HeartMath Solution Summary
The HeartMath Solution 89%
Your heart has 40,000 neurons: a technique to align its rhythm and outpace emotional overload.
by Doc Childre 1999
4.02
778 ratings
The End of Alzheimer's
by Dale E. Bredesen • 2017
A personalized protocol to reverse Alzheimer's by fixing the root causes that drugs miss.
4.20
4k+
The End of Alzheimer's Summary
The End of Alzheimer's 89%
A personalized protocol to reverse Alzheimer's by fixing the root causes that drugs miss.
by Dale E. Bredesen 2017
4.20
4k+ 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 89%
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
by David Eagleman 2014
4.16
5k+ ratings
Molecules of Emotion
by Candace B. Pert • 1997
Emotions are proteins, not moods. They travel body-wide, and the immune system is always listening.
4.14
4k+
Molecules of Emotion Summary
Molecules of Emotion 89%
Emotions are proteins, not moods. They travel body-wide, and the immune system is always listening.
by Candace B. Pert 1997
4.14
4k+ ratings
Anesthesia
by Kate Cole-Adams • 2017
Anesthesia works. No one knows how. And some patients are awake, paralyzed, and remember everything.
3.20
396
Anesthesia Summary
Anesthesia 89%
Anesthesia works. No one knows how. And some patients are awake, paralyzed, and remember everything.
by Kate Cole-Adams 2017
3.20
396 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
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