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A User's Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theatres of the Brain
by John J. Md Ratey
from Knopf Group E-Books

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• Kindle Book

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Use your brain - change your life
  This book is insightful, very readable and inspirational. Understand the working of your brain and live life to the fullest.

• Definitely not a user's guide. It's much better than that
  The introduction to this book captivated me, where the author describes the plasticity and flexibility of the neuronal connections and the "reconnections" that can take place after brain injuries. This book is awe inspiring when talking about the marvelous mechanisms at play and the grandeur of our brains.
  This was the first book on neurosciences that I read and it proved a very good and complete introduction to the topic. The book is extensive and covers a wide range of aspects. I would not regard it... more info

• Intriguing, Interesting, but Lacks Citations
  "A User's Guide to the Brain" is an intriguing essay on the mind, as the subtitle implies: Perception, Attention and the Four Theatres of the Brain. Written in 2001, the 401 pages over ten chapters is more of Dr. Ratey's personal memoirs and anecdotes written in the first person than a medically written essay without any interjected opinions or afterthoughts, which is more of what I was hoping to find. Dr. Ratey, however, makes several claims and refers to several papers without the much needed citations... more info

• Best Book On The Brain Yet
  This is the best written book on the brain and mind that I have seen yet, and I've seen and read a bunch. Ratey can write so well that it was a pleasure to read. The book is very comprehensive and insightful. I'd give it 10 stars if the rating system could handle it.

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