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The Idiot Brain

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The Idiot Brain
First edition
AuthorDean Burnett
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNeuroscience
Comedy
PublisherGuardian Faber Publishing
Publication date
16 February 2016
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages335
ISBN9780571350834

The Idiot Brain is a 2016 science book by comedian and neuroscientist Dean Burnett. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber. It was shortlisted for the 2016 Goodreads Best Science & Technology Book Award.[1]

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Critical reception for The Idiot Brain has been positive, with The Independent describing it as "a wonderful introduction to neuroscience."[2] and The Wall Street Journal as "Entertaining…[A] grand tour around modern cognitive science and psychology."[3]

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