Indre Viskontas

This is a great lecture series that tackles many things we think we know about our brains... and in many cases, are wrong about. There's a good blend of story and science here. Highly recommended!

Good subject matter with each myth being addressed with stories and a reasoning for why the myth exists. Then counterpoints are examined based on research.

I enjoyed the content and the lecturer but could have done with less examples from her own life. Her examples were interesting but kind of defeated her point that one-off stories make for good myths but aren't good science.

This is another take on advances in modern brain science. Viskontas' approach is to start each chapter with a popular myth about the brain, for instance the idea that we use only 10% of our brains, and then give us an overview of what current neuroscience tells us about this particular myth. This is Great Courses offering, so it's in the form of two dozen lectures, each under an hour. Viskontas is a lively lecturer, who tells stories, and weaves in personal background where it's show more enlightening, and altogether kept me completely engaged.

Highly recommended.

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This is a pretty good overview of neuroscience, specifically through taking common misperceptions about the brain, showing how they're not true or not fully true, and explaining the systems behind them. It never gets very advanced, but is a good introduction and overview. Each chapter is standalone and could be listened to in any order.