Review Archives - Knowing Neurons

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions, A Review

August 17, 2016June 30, 2017 Joel Frohlich Algorithms to Live By, Book, Brain, Brian Christian, Computer Science, Read, Review, Science, The Computer Science of Human Decisions, Tom Griffiths

Responding to the assertion that computers lack intuition, the philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett once (counter-intuitively) argued that computers must have intuition. Ask a computer to calculate the square… Read more

Brain Books

Idiot Brain: What Your Head is Really Up To, A Review

July 27, 2016June 30, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber Book, Brain, Comedian, Dean Burnett, Funny, Guardian, Idiot Brain, Neuroscience, Read, Recommend, Review, What Your Head Is Really Up To

Your brain is the most remarkable thing about you because it makes you you. So, when Dean Burnett, Ph.D. chose to describe all that the brain does to make you… Read more

Brain Books Sensation and Perception

Connecting to our Social Selves

July 13, 2016June 30, 2017 knowingneurons A-beta, and Mind, Book, Braille, Brain, C-fiber, David J. Linden, Heart, Mechanical, Mechanism, Meissner, Merkel, Pacinian, Pain, Pleasure, Receptor, Review, Ruffini, SCN9A, Sense, Sex, social, Touch, Touch: The Science of Hand

Dear Skin, I would like to express my upmost gratitude for the vast amount of receptors you possess. Among my favorites – the practical ones that allow me to find… Read more

Did You Know? Neuro News

Our Year in Neuroscience

December 30, 2015March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2015, Articles, Brain, Neuroscience, Popular, Posts, Review, Top, Year

2015 was a great year for neuroscience and an incredible year for Knowing Neurons. With the launch of our 52 Brain Facts, Brain Books, YouTube channel, and Instagram account, we now have over 5,800 subscribers,… Read more

Brain Books

Book Review: The Superhuman Mind

October 28, 2015October 27, 2022 Jillian L. Shaw Berit Brogaard, Book, Brain, Kristian Marlow, Review, Synesthesia, The Superhuman Mind

“It turns out that all brain have hidden superhuman abilities. We just have to use the right keys to unlock them. One such key is synesthesia.” So, begins Dr. Berit… Read more