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Why do you lose arguments with people who know MUCH LESS than you?
Why can you recognise that woman, from that thing . . . but can't remember her name?
And why, after your last break-up, did you find yourself in the foetal position on the sofa for days, moving only to wipe the snot and tears haphazardly from your face?
Here's why: the idiot brain. For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganised. For example, your memory is egotistical. No, really. Conspiracy theories and superstitions are the inevitable effects of a healthy brain. And alcohol can actually improve your memory.**
In The Idiot Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett tours our mysterious and mischievous grey (and white) matter. Along the way he explains the human brain's imperfections in all their glory and how these influence everything we say, do and experience. Expertly researched and entertainingly written, this book is for anyone who has wondered why their brain appears to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to.
**Editor's note: please read the book before testing this conclusion.
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About the Author
Dr Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist working as a tutor and lecturer based at Cardiff University's Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences. He has been dabbling in stand-up and comedy writing for over a decade.
His Guardian Science blog, 'Brain Flapping', has been viewed over 13 million times in the last three years.
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- PublisherGuardian Faber Publishing
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1783350814
- ISBN 13 9781783350810
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages336
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