The Human Brain

  • Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

    A short, readable collection of essays about how our brains evolved, how they work, and how they work together with other people's brains.

  • How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

    Explores the idea that emotions aren't simply triggered in us, but are built by the brain in the moment, shaped by a lifetime of learning.

  • We see what we expect

    Our brains see what they expect, in optical illusions and in our partners. Generosity is the antidote.