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A review by ranahabib
A Brain Like No Other: The Extraordinary Story of How the Human Mind Evolved by Joseph Jebelli
4.0
Rate: 8.5/10
Topics: neuroscience, paleoanthropology
Neuroscience is one of my favorite subjects to read, so naturally, when I heard about this book, I knew I had to read it (it was also sent to me for free).
Given the nature of the subjects, I was kind of expecting the book to be somewhat monotonous. It was my first time reading anything paleoanthropology related, so I was concerned about the level of difficulty and engagement. However, Jebelli did a really good job at simplifying his ideas and concepts, which made the book really easy and enjoyable to read. It did take me a bit to get into it but once I did, I could hardly put it down.
I really enjoyed the chapters on memory, intelligence, social brains, and language formation. I found them to be incredibly interesting.
The whole book was going well until the last chapter "iBrain", which really bored me.
However, I understand why it was included, I just think it could've been executed differently (and maybe even a few pages shorter).
I will say this: I don't think that this book is a detailed explanation of the evolution of the human brain/mind. I honestly found it to be somewhat surface-level. But given how easy it was to read, I think it's a great introduction to the subject of brain/mind evolution.
Topics: neuroscience, paleoanthropology
Neuroscience is one of my favorite subjects to read, so naturally, when I heard about this book, I knew I had to read it (it was also sent to me for free).
Given the nature of the subjects, I was kind of expecting the book to be somewhat monotonous. It was my first time reading anything paleoanthropology related, so I was concerned about the level of difficulty and engagement. However, Jebelli did a really good job at simplifying his ideas and concepts, which made the book really easy and enjoyable to read. It did take me a bit to get into it but once I did, I could hardly put it down.
I really enjoyed the chapters on memory, intelligence, social brains, and language formation. I found them to be incredibly interesting.
The whole book was going well until the last chapter "iBrain", which really bored me.
However, I understand why it was included, I just think it could've been executed differently (and maybe even a few pages shorter).
I will say this: I don't think that this book is a detailed explanation of the evolution of the human brain/mind. I honestly found it to be somewhat surface-level. But given how easy it was to read, I think it's a great introduction to the subject of brain/mind evolution.