A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
| Author | Cordelia Fine |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | W.W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0-393-06213-9 |
A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives is the first book written by Cordelia Fine, published in 2005 by W.W. Norton & Company. It explores how the mind presents an inaccurate picture of reality.
Synopsis[edit]
A Mind of Its Own is made up of eight chapters which explore how the brain distorts reality and exhibits biased thinking.
Reception[edit]
In The Quarterly Review of Biology, Massimo Pigliucci described the book as 'a short and sensible manual for its [the brain's] proper care and usage'.[1] Richard Lipkin also reviewed A Mind of Its Own in Scientific American Mind.[2]
It was longlisted for the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books General Prize in 2007.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Pigliucci, Massimo (2006). "Review of A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives, Cordelia Fine". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 81 (4): 418–419. doi:10.1086/511607. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ Lipkin, Richard (2006). "Mistrusted Adviser A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives". Scientific American Mind. 17 (4): 80–80. ISSN 1555-2284.
- ^ "Royal Society Prizes for Science Books 2007 Longlist Announced - Science News | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-03-24.