Biological Psychology

This is an audio summary of Brain Rules, a book that explores how brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work.

With a violent, alcoholic mother and a father who committed suicide when she was just a baby, Yokia Mason's life has never been easy. And after a childhood in which she and her siblings were subjected to vicious beatings and abuse, some of her family also turned to violence and crime.How do we make sense of a life like Yokia's? Scientists have spent decades trying, and their focus has been the complex sociology of urban life. But now a small band of researchers is claiming that biology plays a vitally important role.

This is the audio summary of Head Strong, a book that takes a deep-dive into some of the latest findings from the world of neuroscience, all in an effort to teach us how to boost brain performance.