The Idiot Brain
Why Your Brain Gets Things Wrong and Why That's Alright
$24.10
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2026
Summary
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION AND AFTERWORD
‘A great read.’ JON RONSON ‘A wonderful introduction to neuroscience.’ INDEPENDENT
Have you wondered why we recognise people’s faces but forget their names? Or why we get motion sickness? Or jet lag, too, for that matter. And why do we overthink even the smallest things in our lives?
For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallibl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783353248 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1783353244 |
| Author: | Dean Burnett |
| Publisher: | Guardian Faber Publishing |
| Imprint: | Guardian Faber Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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About The Author
Dean Burnett
Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist, blogger, sometimes-comedian and author. He is currently an honorary research fellow at the Cardiff University Psychology School. His books have been international bestsellers and have sold in twenty-seven countries.
Burnett is a regular columnist for the BBC Science Focus Magazine and hosts the podcast Why Does This Thing Exist? with Simon Feeley; he previously wrote the science column ‘Brain Flapping’ for The Guardian, which was read over sixteen million times.
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