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danadou 's review for:
The Brain: The Story of You
by David Eagleman
I had high hopes for this book based on the thoughtful and well-written introduction, but while I did enjoy reaching this, I can't say I was impressed. Several of the "cool" neurology stories I had already read about (probably in The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons), and I kept waiting for something more original to pop up.
I found the strongest and most interesting chapter to be the second, What is Reality?. Eagleman concisely explained how the world we humans experience is simply a result of our own species' evolution - my cat doesn't experience the world in the same way as I do because his cat forefathers had different evolutionary pressures in terms of seeing, smelling, testing, and hearing. I wish the rest of the book has been as strong as this chapter.
This is a solid read, but I think it could have been more.
I found the strongest and most interesting chapter to be the second, What is Reality?. Eagleman concisely explained how the world we humans experience is simply a result of our own species' evolution - my cat doesn't experience the world in the same way as I do because his cat forefathers had different evolutionary pressures in terms of seeing, smelling, testing, and hearing. I wish the rest of the book has been as strong as this chapter.
This is a solid read, but I think it could have been more.