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Entertaining ... offers illuminating discussions of the way the memory works, of fear and panic attacks, of our susceptibility to being conned or depressed, and of the marvels of the human senses. -- Wall Street Journal We love a good brain book, and Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett might just be our new favorite. -- Bookish I really admire Dean Burnett's work. He's very compelling and wise and rational. You know you can trust him and you know it's going to be a great read. -- Jon Ronson, best-selling author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed An entertaining romp through the science of our mental processes ... fascinating. -- Gaia Vince, author of Adventures in the Anthropocene

A helpful and often hilarious antidote to current brain hype. Accessible and entertaining, this book explains why your ever-helpful brain can rewrite your history, make you overlook a gorilla, or lose an argument you should win. -- Gina Rippon, chair of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University An entertaining romp through the science of our mental processes. Full of fascinating insight into the brain and the origins of our crazy behavior. -- Gaia Vince, author of Adventures in the Anthropocene Compelling and wise and rational. You know you can trust [Burnett]...A great read. -- Jon Ronson, best-selling author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed A wonderful introduction to neuroscience [that] deserves to be widely read. -- Independent Burnett is a refreshing sort of neuroscientist in that he does not seem to consider the brain with any particular reverence; if anything, he seems mildly impatient about its many ridiculous failings. -- Melissa Dahl - New York Magazine Don't get him wrong: Dean Burnett loves the brain as much as the next neuroscientist. But if he's being honest, it's `really quite rubbish in a lot of ways,' he says. In his book, Idiot Brain, Burnett aims to take our most prized organ down a peg or two. -- Libby Copeland - Smithsonian Entertaining...offers illuminating discussions of the way the memory works, of fear and panic attacks, of our susceptibility to being conned or depressed, and of the marvels of the human senses -- Steven Poole - Wall Street Journal

A helpful and often hilarious antidote to current brain hype. Accessible and entertaining, this book explains why your ever-helpful brain can rewrite your history, make you overlook a gorilla, or lose an argument you should win. -- Gina Rippon, chair of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University An entertaining romp through the science of our mental processes. Full of fascinating insight into the brain and the origins of our crazy behavior. -- Gaia Vince, author of Adventures in the Anthropocene Compelling and wise and rational. You know you can trust [Burnett]...A great read. -- Jon Ronson, best-selling author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed If you've ever wanted to sit down with a neuroscientist, have a few drinks, ask a zillion questions, and laugh until you snorted, read this book. -- David McRaney, best-selling author of You Are Not So Smart A wonderful introduction to neuroscience [that] deserves to be widely read. -- Independent Burnett is a refreshing sort of neuroscientist in that he does not seem to consider the brain with any particular reverence; if anything, he seems mildly impatient about its many ridiculous failings. -- Melissa Dahl - New York Magazine Don't get him wrong: Dean Burnett loves the brain as much as the next neuroscientist. But if he's being honest, it's `really quite rubbish in a lot of ways,' he says. In his book, Idiot Brain, Burnett aims to take our most prized organ down a peg or two. -- Libby Copeland - Smithsonian

"""Don’t get him wrong: Dean Burnett loves the brain as much as the next neuroscientist. But if he’s being honest, it’s ‘really quite rubbish in a lot of ways,’ he says. In his book, Idiot Brain, Burnett aims to take our most prized organ down a peg or two."" -- Libby Copeland - Smithsonian ""Burnett is a refreshing sort of neuroscientist in that he does not seem to consider the brain with any particular reverence; if anything, he seems mildly impatient about its many ridiculous failings."" -- Melissa Dahl - New York Magazine ""A wonderful introduction to neuroscience [that] deserves to be widely read."" -- Independent ""If you’ve ever wanted to sit down with a neuroscientist, have a few drinks, ask a zillion questions, and laugh until you snorted, read this book."" -- David McRaney, best-selling author of You Are Not So Smart ""Compelling and wise and rational. You know you can trust [Burnett]…A great read."" -- Jon Ronson, best-selling author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed ""An entertaining romp through the science of our mental processes. Full of fascinating insight into the brain and the origins of our crazy behavior."" -- Gaia Vince, author of Adventures in the Anthropocene ""A helpful and often hilarious antidote to current brain hype. Accessible and entertaining, this book explains why your ever-helpful brain can rewrite your history, make you overlook a gorilla, or lose an argument you should win."" -- Gina Rippon, chair of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University"

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Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist and research associate at the Centre for Medical Education at Cardiff University. He writes a popular science blog called Brain Yapping for the Cosmic Shambles Network and dabbles in stand-up comedy. He lives in Cardiff, Wales.

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