A terrific, surprisingly fun guide for the general reader.

Publishers Weekly

...a delightful and engaging romp through neuroscience by two of its leading lights -- a marvelous collection of facts and findings that answer the questions we all have about our own minds. If the human brain came with an owner's manual, it might well look like this.

Daniel Gilbert

Written by two top neuroscientists, [Welcome to Your Brain is] great on the facts-accurate, up to date, focuses on all the important topics-AND it's crystal clear and witty and irreverent and wonderfully written. This is a terrific book.

Robert Sapolsky

...a lucid and fascinating journey into the inner life of the mind, an essential manual for one of nature's most amazing technologies. You'll never think about yourself -- or think about thinking -- quite the same way again.

Steven Johnson

If all scientists could write like this, professional science writers would be out of a job. Welcome to Your Brain is clear, understandable, entertaining and fascinating.

Sandra Blakeslee

An insightful and playful guide to the most mysterious part of the universe... unravels some of the fascinating discoveries and puzzles of this marvelous organ.

Dan Ariely