In this entertaining and accessible book, Robert Winston takes us deep into the workings of the human mind and shows how our emotions and personality are the result of genes and environment. He explains how memories are formed and lost, how the ever-changing brain is responsible for toddler tantrums and teenage angst, plus he reveals the truth behind extra-sensory perception, ;and out-of-body experiences. He also tells us how to boost our intelligence, how to tap into creative powers we never knew we had, how to break old habits and keep our brain fit and active as we enter old age.
Why Read - I have a huge interest in psychology and the study of the mind (and studied psychology as a student). This I brought in my university days and had as a reference but never read it from cover to cover. With my new challenge of reading as many books as i can, and reading every book I own at least once it was high time to dig this off the shelf and have a read.
What I love about Robert Winston is his accessibility to the masses. Mostly I don't like the more commercial psychology books as they are not very accurate, but this one is spot on. If you know nothing about Psychology this is a great book which covers all the basics that I learnt at University. For me this was a gentle reminder of what I already know, and a few more interesting bits I did not know.
A caution if you are reading this book now, the information is nearly ten years old, and with anything in Psychology this is always out of date before information even comes to print. However the fundamental basics are the same and it still gives you a good over site of the field.
A great accessible book for anyone interested in the field of psychology. Winston presents each area with a general summery introducing reference points - including some fictional characters we love to highlight the information portrayed.
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