
Brain Myths Exploded
Lessons from Neuroscience
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Indre Viskontas
Much of the layperson's knowledge of the brain is predicated on a lack of understanding about this mysterious organ. To start building a more straightforward, accurate understanding of current breakthroughs in neuroscience, you have to start by shattering popular brain myths.
Each of these 24 lectures takes as its focus a single powerful, prevalent brain myth, and uses it as a launch pad from which to explore myriad topics in neuroscience: decision making, memory, dreams, emotions, neuroplasticity, consciousness, mental illness, and much more.
Our memory is an accurate, objective record of the past. Our senses reflect the world as it really exists. Our dreams have hidden meanings. We are only using 10% of our total brain power. Modern technology (including social media) is making us less intelligent. Dr. Viskontas doesn't just settle for obliterating these and other myths. Instead, she replaces them with scientific facts gathered from experiments, research, and case studies. The result is an eye-opening adventure into the latest understanding of why the brain works the way it does.
Whatever order you enjoy these lectures in, you'll be left with insights that will help you better determine the hard scientific truths behind the breaking news (and myths) of tomorrow.
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The workings of the brain aren't simple
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A good survey of the field
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interesting and informative
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Well done and a fun listen!
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It was a bit hard to listen to some of the old procedures that were done when brains were still more of a mystery to us, and send shivers down my spine thinking about it.
Overall, it really just makes you rethink how certain you are that you know what you know and that the world is what it is, which I like.
Some parts are not for the queezie
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Extremely engaging.
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Loved it❤️
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