Tracey's review
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
by Steven Johnson
Tracey's review
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson
Tracey's review
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Using himself as a subject, Johnson explores the current state of brain/mind exploration, using biofeedback, MRIs and chemical analysis, among other tools. He examines what creative thinking looks like in the brain, improves his facial expression reading skills and comes to grips with his own use of humour as a coping skill, as well as learns why sunny days and high, whistling noises are alert triggers for him.
The first few chapters are the strongest, as they document his experiments on himself; while the remainder of the book is more traditional, using existing research to support his thesis. He dedicates over 40 pages to his notes, and includes a bibliography and index as well.
An "engaging travelogue from the frontiers of human brain science" - I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in this area of research.
The first few chapters are the strongest, as they document his experiments on himself; while the remainder of the book is more traditional, using existing research to support his thesis. He dedicates over 40 pages to his notes, and includes a bibliography and index as well.
An "engaging travelogue from the frontiers of human brain science" - I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in this area of research.
