Thread by @d_a_robson

🧠 2021 is shaping up to be an amazing year for smart books about the brain!🧠

Here's a thread with some of my favourites so far and the ones that I'm most looking forward to reading in the coming months. (1/n)

(2/n) Beginners by @tomvanderbilt - which examines our capacity for lifelong learning, and exposes the benefits of being a dilettante (@AAKnopf/@AtlanticBooks)

A perfect mix of personal narrative & cutting-edge science. Inspirational! amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Curi…

(3/n) Super Senses by @EmmaELYoung - the science of your 32 senses and how to use them (@johnmurrays)

The depth of the research in Super Senses is truly astonishing. I finished the book in awe at the richness of our perceptual world.

amazon.co.uk/Super-Senses-S…

(4/n) Chatter by @ethan_kross - a fasinating exploration of our inner voice and the ways to turn it to our advantage, by a pioneering researcher in the field. I learnt so much about myself from this book (@EburyPublishing/@CrownPublishing)

amazon.co.uk/Chatter-Voice-…

(5/n) A Cure for Darkness by @alexlariley - The Story of Depression and How We Treat It. Out this week from @ebury and @ScribnerBooks. I'm a big fan of Alex's writing and everything I've heard about this book makes me think it will be essential reading.

amazon.co.uk/Cure-Darkness-…

(6/n) Be Who You Want by @Psych_Writer. Christian makes a convincing case that our personalities are malleable - and explains how to make that transformation. I've read the proofs and loved it. Out in May from @LittleBrownUK/@simonschusterUK

amazon.co.uk/Personology-Sc…

(7/n) On a similar theme, there's How to Change by @katy_milkman - out in May from @ebury. You'll know Katy if you listen to the #choiceology podcast and this looks to be a fascinating examination of the barriers to behavioural change.

amazon.co.uk/How-Change-Sci…

(8/n) The Motherhood Complex by my friend @melissasuzanneh. Melissa's a multi-award winning journalist and The Motherhood Complex examines the biological, psychological and social changes that come from being a mother. Out in May from @LittleBrownUK amazon.co.uk/Motherhood-Com…

(9/n) Move by @ScienceCaroline - out next week from @ProfileBooks examines the way the body changes the mind. (Take that Descartes!) Apparently strengthening your core can reduce anxiety! Can't wait to dive in.

amazon.co.uk/Move-Science-B…

(10/n) Finally, there's The Comfort Book by @matthaig1, published by @canongatebooks, out in July. If it's like Matt Haig's other titles, it's sure to have lots of wisdom - something to return to again and again in the months and years ahead.
amazon.co.uk/Comfort-Book-M…