A Day in the Life of the Brain

A Sunday Times and Financial Times Book of the Year

Whathappens in our brains when we wake up, savour a meal or a glass of wine,walk the dog, stare at a screen, daydream or sleep? World-renownedneuroscientist Susan Greenfield draws on her own pioneering research toilluminate the mystery of consciousness, and how our brains make us whowe are.

'Offers tantalising clues to the universe inside our heads' Rob Kingston, Sunday Times, Science Books of the Year

'Oneof the few brain researchers making a serious effort to investigate therich continuum of conscious thoughts and feelings that underlie everymoment of our waking lives' Clive Cookson, Financial Times

'An illuminating, engrossing journey' Nature

'Herwriting is clear, sharp, devoid of difficult jargon and chatty. Thebrain's complexity comes across vividly' Anil Ananthaswamy, New Scientist

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[Greenfield is] often described as the foremost female scientist in Britain, but is one of the best of any gender, anywhere, at getting complicated ideas across