The brain has been confounding humans since the Egyptians first took a look at it so many years ago. Since then, humans have been spending thousands of years trying to discover its secrets, and what exactly makes people act the way they do. In A History of the Brain: From Stone Age Surgery to Modern Neuroscience, Andrew Wickens dives deep into the history of our relationship with the brain. Learn More

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Imagine that you wake up one morning and you can’t recognize the person sleeping next to you. What do you do, and what’s the reason behind it? These are the types of questions that Sam Kean examines in his book: The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery. Learn More