Our list of some of the best Brain Science books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
1. Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education (2016)
Teachers are brain changers. Thus it would seem obvious that an understanding of the brain – the organ of learning – would be critical to a teacher’s readiness to work with students. Unfortunately, in traditional public, public-charter, private, parochial, and home schools across the country, most teachers lack an understanding of how the brain receives, filters, consolidates, and applies learning for both the short and long term. #83,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #142 in Educational Psychology (Books) #33 in Educational Philosophy #85…
2. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (2007)
An astonishing new science called “neuroplasticity” is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look at the brain, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., provides an introduction to both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed. From stroke patients learning to speak again to the remarkable case of a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, The Brain That Changes Itself will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential. #2,513 in…
3. Using Brain Science To Make Training Stick (2010)
If you teach or train for a living, you need to know as much as possible about how the brain learns. And you need to know that traditional methods of instruction were based on the economy of instruction (money, time, ease of delivery) and not on how the brain naturally, normally learns. With Using Brain Science To Make Training Stick, you’ll discover six learning principles that trump traditional teaching. You’ll explore dozens of ways to apply these principles to any learning environment: classroom, online, one on-one, small and large group instruction. Experience a fast-paced,…
4. Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges (2019)
In Beyond Behaviors, internationally known pediatric psychologist, Dr. Mona Delahooke describes behaviors as the tip of the iceberg, important signals that we should address by seeking to understand a child’s individual differences in the context of relational safety.Featuring impactful worksheets and charts, this accessible book offers professionals, educators and parents tools and techniques to reduce behavioral challenges and promote psychological resilience and satisfying, secure relationships. – Conduct Disorder – Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) – Disruptive Mood…
5. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (2013)
Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance. In SPARK, John Ratey, MD embarks upon a fascinating journey through the mind-body connection, illustrating that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to menopause to Alzheimer’s. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, that has put the local…
6. The Brain: The Story of You (2017)
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human? In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings,…
7. The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain (2013)
Recent advances in brain science show that most students’ learning strategies are highly inefficient, ineffective or just plain wrong. While all learning requires effort, better learning does not require more effort, but rather effectively aligning how the brain naturally learns with the demands of your studies. This book shows you what is involved in learning new material, how the human brain processes new information, and what it takes for that information to stick with you even after the test.Taking a small amount of time to read and act upon the material in this book will prove to be one of the best decisions you can make…
8. Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (2016)
Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple…
9. Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences (2011)
Female and male brains are different, thanks to hormones coursing through the brain before birth. That’s taught as fact in psychology textbooks, academic journals, and bestselling books. And these hardwired differences explain everything from sexual orientation to gender identity, to why there aren’t more women physicists or more stay-at-home dads. In this compelling book, takes on the evidence that sex differences are hardwired into the brain. Analyzing virtually all published research that supports the claims of “human brain organization theory,” Jordan-Young reveals how often…
10. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science (2004)
Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. Phineas, a railroad construction foreman, was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived to live another eleven years and become a textbook case in brain science. At the time, Phineas Gage seemed to completely recover from his accident. He could walk, talk, work, and travel, but he was changed. Gage “was no longer Gage,” said his Vermont doctor, meaning that the old Phineas was dependable and well liked, and the new Phineas was crude and unpredictable. His case astonished doctors in…
11. National Geographic Kids Brain Games: The Mind-Blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain (2015)
QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here’s a hint: It’s housed in your head and it’s the one thing that makes you YOU. Your brain is mission control for the rest of your body and steers you through life. Not bad for something the size of a softball that looks like a wrinkled grey sponge!In this fascinating, interactive book — a companion to the National Geographic Channel hit show – kids explore the parts of the brain and how it all works, brainy news nuggets from a neuroscientist, plus fun facts and crazy…
12. Brain-Science: Coloring for Agility and Fast Learning (2016)
Drawing from the study of neuroscience, each of these three unique coloring books contain more than 75 unique patterns designed to focus your brain through the use of pattern, repetition, single focus, and creativity. It is inevitable that our brains get overwhelmed at times by the bombardment of information, but it is essential for our health and well-being to be able to draw upon our own resources to deal with that stress.The simple act of coloring has the power to engage your brain, improve your mood, and kindle creativity by providing a mindful task that can forge new neural pathways and connections in our…
Best Brain Science Books Worth Your Attention
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INNERCISE: The New Science to Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Power
Author(s): John Assaraf
Publisher: Waterside Press, Year: 23 Sept 2018, Size: 615 Kb, Download: epub
ID: 2321548
The Science of Parenting Adopted Children: A Brain-Based, Trauma-Informed Approach to Cultivating Your Child’s Social, Emotional and Moral Development
Author(s): Arleta James
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Year: 21 Jun 2019, Size: 1 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2382945
Shaken brain: the science, care, and treatment of concussion
Author(s): Elizabeth Sandel
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Year: 2020, Size: 4 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2473928
The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Author(s): Lisa Mosconi
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group, Year: 2020, Size: 2 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2488034
Advanced Optical Methods for Brain Imaging
Author(s): Fu-Jen Kao, Gerd Keiser, Ankur Gogoi
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Year: 2019, Size: 13 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2254580
Mock Tests 20 20 Class 10 Science Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad Standard X
Author(s): Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad Expert Teachers
Publisher: Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad, Year: 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2344665
Mock Tests 20 20 Class 9 Science Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad Standard 9 IX
Author(s): Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad Expert Teachers
Publisher: Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad, Year: 2019, Size: 4 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2344937
Mock Tests 20 20 Class 8 Science Brain Mapping Academy Hyderabad Standard 8 VIII
Author(s): BMA Expert Teachers
Publisher: BMA Brain Mapping Academy, Year: 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2345765
Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better Products
Author(s): John Whalen
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Year: 2019, Size: 17 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2349674
Powerful Teaching Unleash the Science of Learning
Author(s): Pooja K. Agarwald, PhD and Patrice M. Brain
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., Year: 2019, Size: 4 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2377018
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are really record-breakers according to Chicago Tribune, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.