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24 alternatives to The Tell-Tale Brain

A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Tell-Tale Brain launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Branded Mind▲57

   What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Iconoclast▲60

   A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Distracted Mind▲72

   Ancient brains in a high-tech world

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Eye and Brain▲61

   The psychology of perception

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Brainfluence▲62

   100 ways to persuade consumers with neuromarketing

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Top Brain, Bottom Brain▲54

   A brilliant yet approachable exploration of the human psyche

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Brain▲12

   The story of you

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Tell-Tale Brain▲3

    A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Neuromarketing▲61

    Understanding the buy buttons in your customer's brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing?▲68

    A digest of four books about brains

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

    A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

    Extraordinary journeys into the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Brain Fog Fix▲73

    Reclaim your focus

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Who's in Charge?▲62

    Free-will and the science of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Neurocomic▲69

    A graphic novel about how the brain works

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ungifted▲63

    Intelligence redefined

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Smarter Than You Think▲128

    How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →