"Fascinating and timely."--Salon "This searching guide to better brain health....effectively punches holes in unproven practices." --Publishers Weekly "In a field characterized by junk science and false promises, Willingham offers something radical and unique--a book about improving your brain that layers rigorous science upon a moral center of kindness and empathy. The Tailored Brain is for people who want to think better and be good doing it. It's also hilarious."--Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes "We all want to know what neuroscience can teach us about changing our minds to make us better people--for ourselves and our world. But that research often lacks clarity, and the literature of wellness and self-improvement is full of woo and nonsense. Luckily, we have Emily Willingham.
