With captivating storytelling and modern science, neuroscientist Daniel Yon explores the power and dangers of the brain's internal models, offering a provocative look at the hidden forces that shape thoughts, beliefs, and even our mental health.
Get ready to challenge what you thought you knew. Daniel Z. Lieberman, author of The Molecule of More, states that this book will radically change the way you think about your mind. Lewis Dartnell, bestselling author of The Knowledge, Origins and Being Human, emphasizes the importance of its content.
Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London, points out that you won't find a more informative or striking account of how the mind emerges from the brain. Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain, describes the book as an engaging, informative, and truly enjoyable guide to the many strange ways our brain creates the world we live in.
How does your brain decide what it sees, from the physical world to other people? For decades, scientists have tried to understand how our brains work without realizing that the answer lies much closer than it seems. Recent research in neuroscience and psychology suggests that the brain does the same thing scientists do: it uses past experiences to build theories about how the world works and uses these models to predict and understand its environment.
Through this process, your brain constructs the reality in which you live. In this book, Daniel Yon takes the research a step further, revealing how your brain colors your perception of the world, the judgments you make about other people, and the beliefs you form about yourself. With transformative implications for how we interact with other communities and approach mental illness, A Trick of The Mind will revolutionize the way you think.
Pages: 288, Dimensions: 16.1x16.1cm
