PLEASE NOTE: This is an unofficial summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.
Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina - A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
Inside this Instaread:
• Summary of entire book
• Introduction to the Important People in the book
• Key Takeaways and Analysis of Key Takeaways
Preview of this Instaread:
John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist with a special interest in how the brain works. In Brain Rules, he groups his findings into twelve brain rules. Medina only uses research that passes his standards. It must have appeared in a peer-reviewed journal and also have been successfully replicated.
The first Brain Rule is based on the idea that by understanding the evolution of the human brain, readers can better understand their present-day brains. Human beings became the dominant species on the planet through their intelligence, which is centered in the brain. They evolved to be intelligent. One facet of that intelligence is that human beings, uniquely among Earth’s species, can use symbolic reasoning. An example of symbolic reasoning is when the author’s son pretends a stick is a sword. Other species would only be capable of seeing the stick as a stick. Language comes out of the ability to…