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Into the Grey Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death, by Adrian Owen

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The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis, by Ralph Adolphs and David Anderson

This unusual and intellectually invigorating book should be an essential starting point for feeling our way ahead in this field, says Shane O’Mara

By Shane O’Mara

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A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World, by Daniel Levitin

Look at the data. The truth is out there, but all must face what they find, says Shane O’Mara

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2 February

Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain, by David Eagleman

Shane O’Mara is both fascinated and disappointed by a bold attempt to provide an ‘overarching framework’ for how the brain works

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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain, by David Eagleman

Shane O’Mara is both fascinated and disappointed by a bold attempt to provide an ‘overarching framework’ for how the brain works

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Into the Grey Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death, by Adrian Owen

Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation, by Shane O’Mara

The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis, by Ralph Adolphs and David Anderson

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World, by Daniel Levitin

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