Neuroscience Books

Whenever a person engages with music--when a piano student practices a scale, a jazz saxophonist riffs on a melody, a teenager sobs to a sad song, or a wedding guest gets down on the dance floor--countless neurons are firing. Playing an instrument requires all of the resources of the nervous system, including cognitive, sensory, and motor functions. Composition and improvisation...

What if you had the power to change your brain for the better? In Soft-Wired, Dr. Michael Merzenich—co-founder of Posit Science and a world authority on brain plasticity–explains how the brain rewires itself across the lifespan, and how you can take control of that process to improve your life. In addition to fascinating descriptions of how your brain has produced...

Norman Doidge’s excellent book–a common denizen of the New York Times bestseller list–illustrates the power of brain plasticity with real-life stories of people facing various neurological and psychological challenges. Doidge’s engaging writing style and colorful, in-depthinterviews make this informative book a page-turner. Don’t miss this one!

A survey of current research into the human mind reveals how top international laboratories have innovated unique technologies for recording profound mental capabilities and enabling controversial opportunities in the field of cognition enhancement.

Why do you lose arguments with people who know MUCH LESS than you? Why can you recognise that woman, from that thing . . . but can't remember her name? And why, after your last break-up, did you find yourself in the foetal position on the sofa for days, moving only to wipe the snot and tears haphazardly from your...