The Idiot Brain

From attention mechanisms to memory processing, the neuroscience of sleep and the psychology of superstition, neuroscientist & "Guardian" blogger Dean Burnett explores the surprising workings of the brain and the bemusing behaviours these cause in everyday life. Always unpredictable & entertaining, Burnett will explain why:

· memory is like a doting mother
· tall people are more intelligent
· criticism is more powerful than praise
· we remember faces before names
· a glass of wine can refresh your memory
· you're not 'a little bit OCD'.