The Idiot Brain looks at how the human brain works, especially when it gets things wrong. It asks why people recognize faces but forget names, why motion sickness and jet lag happen, and why small worries can take over thoughts. The book covers anxiety, memory, intelligence, and personality. It shows that the brain is messy, fallible, and disorganised, yet these flaws are part of being human. Neuroscientist Dean Burnett guides readers through these quirks and explains why the brain's mistakes are not simply failures and why they can be accepted.
Why You Should Read?
- Discover why the brain recognises faces yet forgets names, and why small worries grow.
- Explore how anxiety, memory, intelligence, and personality are covered in this examination.
- Understand why motion sickness and jet lag happen, and why the brain gets things wrong.
- Learn why the brain's messy, fallible, disorganised nature can be seen as absolutely fine.