Congratulations! You're the proud owner of the most complex information processing device in
the known universe. The human brain comes equipped with all sorts of useful design features
but also many bugs and weaknesses. Problem is you don't get an owner's manual. You have to just
plug and play. As a result most of us never properly understand how our brains work and what
they're truly capable of. We fail get the best out of them ignore some of their most useful
features and struggle to overcome their design faults. Featuring witty essays and fascinating
'try this at home' experiments New Scientist take you on a journey through intelligence
memory creativity the unconscious and beyond. From the strange ways to distort what we think
of as 'reality' to the brain hacks that can improve memory The Brain: A User's Guide will help
you understand your brain and show you how to use it to its full potential.
