Listen to Christian Jarrett, neuroscientist turned science writer, describing the many myths about the brain covered in today's media (kuow.org). The interview of Jarrett is less than 10 minutes long and worth a few minutes of your time. Jarrett has a new book coming out in the fall titled Great Myths of the Brain. I am looking forward to the read.
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- Sandra Blakeslee: The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better
- John Medina: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
- Giacomo Rizzolatti: Mirrors in the brain: How our minds share actions, emotions, and experience
- Jeffrey M. Schwartz: The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
- Linda Page: Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice
- Stephen L. Macknik: Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions
- Jeffrey M. Schwartz: You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life
- Bonnie Badenoch: The Brain-Savvy Therapist's Workbook
- Richard J. Davidson: The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--and How You Can Change Them
- Daniel Kahneman: Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Michael S. Gazzaniga: Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain
- Iain McGilchrist: The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
- Elaine Fox: Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: How to Retrain Your Brain to Overcome Pessimism and Achieve a More Positive Outlook
- Sally Satel: Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
- Peter C. Brown: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
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- Daniel T. Willingham: Why Don't Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
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