How the Mind Changed is a book for all those curious minds out there that want to know more about the brain, its evolution throughout the Human history and all its characteristics.
The book starts with the presentation of the Human brain “sections”, followed by an analysis of the emotions we feel everyday, how they are generated, what influences them, among other topics.
Then, in the social brains chapter, the interaction between brains is described, followed by the detailed explanation of the memory, intelligence, language, and conscience concepts.
It ends with two chapters about distinct minds (autism, mostly – my favorite chapter) and iBrain (the future of the Human brain, with all the possibilities that are being discussed nowadays, like the implementation of chips into the brain).
Each chapter of this book contains the showcase of numerous scientific studies made about each topic, but the author extends their comprehension by introducing a set of examples, some of which were of his authorship (i.e. studies and experiences conducted by himself).
I really enjoyed the book, but the amount of unnecessary information that is included made me rate it just 4 out of 5. To give an example of this aspect, in most of the examples the author gives, he includes details that are not relevant to understand the point, adding too much information that makes the reading boring for some periods. It could have been a shorter book, with just all the relevant details, and the reading would be much more pleasant. Nevertheless, I still recommend this one!
Rating 4/5
Read in 2023