In his new book, “Reading in the Brain,” he describes his quest to understand an astounding feat that most of us take for granted: translating marks on a page (or a screen) into language.

The Believing Brain: From Ghosts To Gods To Politics And Conspiracies — How We Construct Beliefs And Reinforce Them As Truths. By Michael Shermer, hardcover, 400 pages, Times Books, list price: $28 ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything ...

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND. ... May 1, 2015. 3 min read. New Book Explores the Zombie Brain. Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND. By Gareth Cook.

The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. By Larry Swanson, Eric Newman, Alfonso Araque and Janet Dubinsky. Abrams Books; 208 pages; $50 and £35 ...

Forthcoming popular science books broaden our understanding of the human mind, touching on its evolution over time, its development from conception to birth, and on the meaning of consciousness ...

This March, the SciFri Book Club will read Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor’s The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss.Out in paperback this February, The Grieving Brain ...

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Her book is 'The Teenage Brain.' Film critic David Edelstein reviews 'The Jungle Book.' Accessibility links. Skip to main content; ... The Science Of The Teenage Brain. April 15, 2016 4:00 PM ET.

Explaining spiritual experiences through a scientific lens In ‘The Transcendent Brain,’ Alan Lightman argues that profound moments in his life have nothing to do with religion — only atoms ...