Left Brain Speaks, the Right Brain Laughs: A Look at the Neuroscience of Innovation & Creativity in Art, Science & Life

I've been reading a lot of brain books recently and this is one of the best. It reminded me of Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast,Thinking Slow, and of On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins. Like those books, it made me feel like I was an ideal observer, looking into my own brain churning away doing its stuff, and finally understanding how I work. Exhilarating. But Stephens's book stands apart from the others in one important way. It reads like a novel. I powered through it in a weekend.In fact, I set aside a pretty good Scandinavian suspense thriller to read this one because this one was more fun. Believe me, I don't often set aside Scandinavian thrillers to delve into advanced biology. The people I was with kept asking me what I was laughing about and looked skeptical when I said "neural science," but it's true. The thing is, in this book, "funny" is not comic relief. The jokes and wisecracks and metaphors are all integral to making complex topics clear as glass. Perhaps it was only my right brain laughing, but it sure felt like all of me reading.

Amazon, I bought many used books and this one came in mint condition 👏🏽 very good insights too!

Really interesting book to introduce the reader towards a possible new concept on how our brain functions. This book will give the reader an insight on a technique on how novel ideas could be generated and further elaborated. Being written by an electronic engineer with a PhD, it looks to me that the underlying attempt of the author to dive into the processing mechanics of our brains is really to export these mechanism to artificial intelligence. While the actual writing style could be questionable, this book will seed the reader with curiosity towards the fascinating field of neurology. I recommend reading it and eventually expand on further knowledge by reading more in-depth text books as referenced by the author.

This is an excellent book about the brain and how to use it. I've read a number of neuroscience books -- both about the science, and the philosophy of consciousness -- and this is the best one I've read. Dr. Stephens takes us through an easy-to-read, funny, and thought provoking journey through our most important organ. The humor is laugh-out-loud funny, and he also gives us tips on how to make the most of our brains. If you are reading this review, I urge you to buy this book now. It is deep and wonderful.

The authors uses vernacular language to explain complex concepts and things of that nature in a very digestible way for anyone; it was a very invigorating experience.

Bad editing. Cringeworthy clichés-“a lot to learn” …not pretending to have all the answers”. Etc. Ransom had a business, and adapted it for the Great Depression, but what was the business? But a lot about how enthralled his grandchildren were at his sleeping with the horse. Don’t get me started on Starla as a device. Book should have started at 1.2”before the dawn of modern neuroscience” as if he doesn’t think his readers are idiots who can comprehend only the subtlety of a Metallica poster as a stand-in for decor.

This is a rather interesting read, just thought the title was catchy, but I am enjoying the author's dry humor and informative science nerd stuff.

I’ve never attempted to read on this subject before. I found myself totally engaged and wanting to stay with it all the way to the end. I’m glad I did. Curious? Read it and find yourself.

Il tema trattato potrebbe essere molto interessante, ma dopo i primi capitoli ho rallentato la lettura perché mi sembrava che l'autore divagasse troppo rispetto al tema principale del libro. Inoltre avrei gradito avere qualche spiegazione ulteriore su alcune affermazioni che l'autore fa ogni tanto.