Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big gray blob between your ears. In seven short essays (plus a bite-sized story about how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible collection reveals mind-expanding lessons from the front lines of neuroscience research. You'll learn where brains came from, how they're structured (and why it matters), and how yours works in tandem with other brains to create everything you experience. Along the way, you'll also learn to dismiss popular myths such as the idea of a "lizard brain" and the alleged battle between thoughts and emotions, or even between nature and nurture, to determine your behavior.
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- Our brain main role is not thinking (that's more like a side-effect) but keeping us alive/safe at lowest energy cost. Changes A) are risky B) require energy to adapt. For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, doing things the way that their priors did was pretty good bet usually.
I recommend book "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" by Lisa Feldman Barrett where she talks a bit more about that.
- I recommend reading Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
- Feldman's book Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain is fantastic. Succinct, myth-busting, and very readable.
