This meant that I was comfortable with the new information that I picked up from the author and believed his opinions with little cynicism. I found it to be a very accessible read with many of the theories clarifying my existing beliefs and knowledge.

Whenever I lost focus, I would skim a few paragraphs and everytime I was quickly pulled back in. Some sections were much more interesting to me than others (for example my attention wandered off while reading about superstitions but came back when the narrative turned to phobias) but that is to be expected in a nonfiction book. There are lots of technical terms but they are all introduced in a way which gives context without ever patronising the reader (well it didn't patronise me!). Maybe it would be interesting to find out why. The blurb describes a few situations that felt very familiar, when our brain seems to let us down. It was thought to be a light introduction to science.

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Expertly researched and entertainingly written, this book is for anyone who has wondered why their brain seems to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to. In The Idiot Brain neuroscientist Dean Burnett celebrates the imperfections of the human brain in all their glory, and the impact of these quirks on our daily lives. Why did I walk into this room? For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganised.

Idiot brain by dean burnett