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The Neuroscience of You: Every Brain Is Different by Chantel Prat | Book Club

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Full Title: The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours

Suggested by: Chris N.
Pages to read: 464
ISBN: 9781524746605 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9781524746612 (Edition I am Using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What shapes thinking and behavior?
•Nature or nurture?
•Why is each brain different?
•What is normal or typical?
•How does information get interpreted?
•How do people react to the same external stimuli?
•How has the brain evolved?
•How to think about reality?
•How do experience influence the individual?
•What are neurotransmitters?
•Are you left brain or right brain?
•Do taxi drivers have different brains?
•How informative are the twin studies?
•How does lopsidedness effect the brain?
•What is the effect of dopamine?
•What is the effect of serotonin?
•How to develop curiosity?
•Is mind control real?
•How to focus?
•How much energy does the brain use?
•Do people behave the way they think they behave?
•Can another individual be known?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.

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