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title: "The Idiot Brain"
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The Idiot Brain is a 2016 science book by comedian and neuroscientist Dean Burnett. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber.
It was shortlisted for the 2016 Goodreads Best Science & Technology Book Award.


== Reception ==
Critical reception for The Idiot Brain has been positive, with The Independent describing it as "a wonderful introduction to neuroscience." and The Wall Street Journal as "Entertaining…[A] grand tour around modern cognitive science and psychology."


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