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The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 278 times as brain)
avg rating 4.20 — 41,227 ratings — published 2007
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 208 times as brain)
avg rating 4.16 — 617,880 ratings — published 2011
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 201 times as brain)
avg rating 4.09 — 35,227 ratings — published 2011
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as brain)
avg rating 4.04 — 254,754 ratings — published 1985
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD) Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
by (shelved 161 times as brain)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,774 ratings — published 2008
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The Brain: The Story of You The Brain: The Story of You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as brain)
avg rating 4.25 — 23,767 ratings — published 2015
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as brain)
avg rating 3.88 — 95,580 ratings — published 2011
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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as brain)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,957 ratings — published 1998
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as brain)
avg rating 4.33 — 310,551 ratings — published 2014
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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as brain)
avg rating 4.15 — 11,010 ratings — published 2010
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as brain)
avg rating 3.94 — 76,564 ratings — published 2007
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How the Mind Works How the Mind Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as brain)
avg rating 3.99 — 21,404 ratings — published 1997
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as brain)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,937 ratings — published 2017
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as brain)
avg rating 3.96 — 631,370 ratings — published 2005
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as brain)
avg rating 4.36 — 238,974 ratings — published 2017
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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as brain)
avg rating 4.13 — 17,794 ratings — published 2008
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as brain)
avg rating 3.89 — 33,900 ratings — published 2010
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as brain)
avg rating 4.13 — 577,698 ratings — published 2012
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as brain)
avg rating 4.37 — 34,523 ratings — published 2017
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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as brain)
avg rating 3.92 — 33,493 ratings — published 2006
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A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as brain)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,155 ratings — published 2021
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The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as brain)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,974 ratings — published 2015
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The Mind & the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force The Mind & the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as brain)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,782 ratings — published 2001
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Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as brain)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,991 ratings — published 2020
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as brain)
avg rating 4.09 — 182,820 ratings — published 2006
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as brain)
avg rating 3.95 — 10,288 ratings — published 1994
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How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as brain)
avg rating 4.27 — 87,479 ratings — published 2018
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as brain)
avg rating 3.92 — 29,931 ratings — published 2004
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The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as brain)
avg rating 4.08 — 15,811 ratings — published 2014
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This Is Your Brain on Music This Is Your Brain on Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as brain)
avg rating 3.89 — 69,234 ratings — published 2006
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In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as brain)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,385 ratings — published 2006
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Hallucinations Hallucinations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as brain)
avg rating 3.93 — 25,908 ratings — published 2012
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On Intelligence On Intelligence (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as brain)
avg rating 4.11 — 7,005 ratings — published 2004
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 54 times as brain)
avg rating 4.09 — 243,526 ratings — published 2012
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Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as brain)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,941 ratings — published 2009
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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as brain)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,609 ratings — published 2014
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (ebook)
by (shelved 50 times as brain)
avg rating 3.87 — 99,379 ratings — published 2021
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 50 times as brain)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,426,294 ratings — published 2018
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The Mind's Eye The Mind's Eye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as brain)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,084 ratings — published 2010
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as brain)
avg rating 4.11 — 133,286 ratings — published 2008
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as brain)
avg rating 3.65 — 14,925 ratings — published 2014
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as brain)
avg rating 4.07 — 486,021 ratings — published 2012
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as brain)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,763 ratings — published 1994
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How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as brain)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,082 ratings — published 2018
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How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as brain)
avg rating 3.96 — 7,874 ratings — published 2012
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Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as brain)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,246 ratings — published 2016
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Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as brain)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,029 ratings — published 2014
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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as brain)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,147 ratings — published 2002
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