A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
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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 is made of eight chapters that explore how the brain distorts reality and exhibits biased thinking.
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Author | Cordelia Fine |
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Language | English |
Publisher | W.W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | 2005 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN | 0-393-06213-9 |
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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]
A Mind of Its Own was longlisted for the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books General Prize in 2007.[3]