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“I love Rita Carter. ”
orit t wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An interesting look into Biopsychology and its advancement due to modern technology.
Victor T wrote this review Monday, August 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Psychologists have done their best to explain these things but until recently they could only guess what was happening in the brain by observing behaviour - there was no way to look inside people's heads and observe the brain activity underlying their conduct. Now, though, scientists can do just that. Imaging technology like PET and functional MRI make it possible to watch the human mind at work, and the picture that is being built up as a result is astonishing.”
“Has good sections, such as addiction and the dopamine system of the brain. However I didn't think the book was all that well organized. It was clearly not written by someone with a scientific mind. The sources for the information in this book are not well revealed. Overall I think the author could have done a better job of presenting the material.”
Zahir D wrote this review Friday, July 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Anyone with an interest in science and human cognition would do well to spend time with this book. Rita Carter provides a literal fun house of mental tricks and visual "what ifs" that shows different ways that our brains work.
sfbridgerunner wrote this review Saturday, November 10 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
... "wow, cool"... is the most common phrase I found myself repeating during the reading of this book, and to this day I still show certain parts to visitors when we get involved in deep conversations.
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