TheIdiotBrain

The Idiot Brain A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To DEAN BURNETT Dedicated to every human with a brain. It’s not an easy thing to put up with, so well done. Contents Title Page Dedication Introduction 1 Mind controls How the brain regulates the body, and usually makes a mess of things 2 The gift of memory (keep the receipt) The human memory system, and its strange features 3 Fear: nothing to be scared of The many ways in which the brain makes us constantly afraid 4 Think you’re clever, do you? The baffling science of intelligence 5 Did you see this chapter coming? The haphazard properties of the brain’s observational systems 6 Personality: a testing concept The complex and confusing properties of personality 7 Group hug! How the brain is influenced by other people 8 When the brain breaks down … Mental health problems, and how they come about Afterword Acknowledgements Index About the Author Copyright Introduction This book begins the same way as nearly all my social interactions; with a series of detailed and thorough apologies. Firstly, if you end up reading this book and not liking it, I......