Cognitive Science
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Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
$16.99 Add to cartFrom the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Have you ever wondered why you- Author: Barrett, Lisa Feldman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 26, 2021
- ISBN10: 035864559X
- Language: English
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The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind
$31.99 Add to cartFrom the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems
- Author: Griffiths, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1250358353
- Language: English
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A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness
$34.00 Add to cartFrom Michael Pollan, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, a dazzling and panoptic exploration of consciousness–what it is, who has it, and why–and a meditation on the… [more below]
- Author: Pollan, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217294534
- Language: English
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A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness
$32.00 Add to cartFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness–what it is, who has it, and why–and a meditation on the essence of our humanity
When- Author: Pollan, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 198488199X
- Language: English
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The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map
$32.50 Add to cartNew York Times-bestselling author of Endure Alex Hutchinson returns with a fresh, provocative investigation into how exploration, uncertainty, and risk shape our behavior and help us find meaning.
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- Author: Hutchinson, Alex
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0063269767
- Language: English
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The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
$18.99 Add to cartFrom a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist comes a fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences–potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology–transfo… [more below]
- Author: Hoel, Erik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1982159391
- Language: English
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100 Ways To Future-Proof Your Brain
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Baldeo, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1069501506
- Language: English
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The Narrative Brain: The Stories Our Neurons Tell
$35.00 Add to cartAn investigation of the emotional power of narrative that illuminates the relationship between the human brain and the stories we tell
As humans, we think in stories–stories that allow us to feel an- Author: Breithaupt, Fritz Alwin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0300273800
- Language: English
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The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World
$21.00 Add to cartActions have consequences–and the ability to learn from them revolutionized life on earth. While it’s easy enough to see that consequences are important (where would we be without positive reinforcem… [more below]
- Author: Schneider, Susan M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 20 2012
- ISBN10: 1616146621
- Language: English
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Memory
$16.95 Add to cartA short, accessible primer on human memory, its workings, feats, and flaws, by two leading psychological researchers.
Why do we vividly recall a traumatic childhood event but forget where we left our- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Craik, Fergus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0262545209
- Language: English
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Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain–And How They Guide You
$18.99 Read more“A profoundly illuminating account of how the brain works . . . Rebecca Schwarzlose is a neuroscientist with a novelist’s literary flair.” –Cass R. Sunstein, author of Too Much Information
A path-br- Author: Schwarzlose, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 0358699320
- Language: English
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The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind How We Remember–A Medical Mystery
$17.95 Read more“Extensively researched. Aguirre writes clearly, concisely, and often cinematically. The book succeeds in providing an accessible yet substantive look at memory science and offering glimpses of the of… [more below]
- Author: Aguirre, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362193
- Language: English
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The Miracle of Our Universe: A New View of Consciousness, God, Science, and Reality
$18.95 Read more“A fascinating, comprehensive, and accessible exploration of life’s most fundamental questions. If you’re wondering who we are and why we’re here, this book is a great place to start.”
–Mark Gober, … [more below]- Author: Haisch, Bernard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1637480148
- Language: English
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Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Mysteries of the Brain and the Border Between Life and Death
$20.00 Add to cartIn this “riveting read, meshing memoir with scientific explication” (Nature), a world-renowned neuroscientist reveals how he learned to communicate with patients in vegetative or “gray zone” states an… [more below]
- Author: Owen, Adrian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 150113521X
- Language: English
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The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World
$30.99 Read more“As David Robson makes plain in this compelling book, the way we think about the world can profoundly shape how we navigate it. Based in science and packed with smart advice, The Expectation Effect wi
- Author: Robson, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1250827639
- Language: English
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Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?: A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain
$17.95 Add to cartA look at the true nature of the zombie brain
Even if you’ve never seen a zombie movie or television show, you could identify an undead ghoul if you saw one. With their endless wandering, lumbering ga- Author: Verstynen, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 069117315X
- Language: English
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Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language
$15.95 Add to cartIn this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She explores every angle of swearing–why we do it, how we do it, and
- Author: Byrne, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 26 2019
- ISBN10: 0393356655
- Language: English
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Cognitive Neuroscience: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartUp to the 1960s, psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism, which focused on stimuli and responses, and regarded consideration of what may happen in the mind as unapproachable scientif… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Passingham, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198786220
- Language: English
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The Enigma of Reason
$22.00 Add to cart“Brilliant…Timely and necessary.” —Financial Times
“Especially timely as we struggle to make sense of how it is that individuals and communities persist in holding beliefs that have been thoroughly- Author: Mercier, Hugo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: March 04 2019
- ISBN10: 067423782X
- Language: English
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On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done
$19.95 Add to cartA look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions-and how this shapes our everyday lives
Why is it hard to text and drive at the same time? How do you resist eating that extra pie- Author: Badre, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0691234701
- Language: English
