A review by chubirka
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel

1.0

I was forced to read this book for a class and hated every minute of it. Besides being poorly written, it is filled with inaccuracies and gross oversimplifications about neuroscience. For example, Siegel goes on and on about the triune brain, but neuroscientists debunked this theory in the 80s. The worst part is his cultural appropriation of Buddhist meditation techniques. He massacres the practice in a way no lay or religious teacher would ever do. I want a refund for the book and the time I wasted on it. Oh and if I had to read one more of his sentences that started with “research shows,” I was going to scream. He didn’t bother to include any endnotes or references, so am I supposed to take his word for the “research?”