{"product_id":"9780241720004","title":"How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend : A Neuroscientist's Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Dr.Rachel Barr\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCognitive science\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 August 2025 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK RED) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e144 x 226 x 28 | 398g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'Riveting and enlightening, this book should be handed out to all humans as mandatory reading.' - Stylist'Fun, but still deeply, rigorously researched.' - Professor Neil Shyminsky'Insightful and relatable psychoeducation that demystifies the brain . . . it’s a resource I’ll proudly keep on my shelf as a therapist.' - Joshua Fletcher, anxiety therapist  Your brain is the most remarkable thing in the known universe. Always trying to mend itself, and always trying to protect you, it’s in a constant state of flux — adapting, reconfiguring, finding new pathways . . . And it has an astonishing capacity for recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly it doesn’t always get it right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Barr struggled through years of devastating loss, heartache, and uncertainty until neuroscience gave her the first spark of self-belief she had felt in her adult life — and proof that, because of the brain’s near-infinite potential for neuroplastic change, it’s never too late to carve out neural pathways to form new habits, new skills, and new ways of thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you want to nerd-out on Neuroscientific acronyms, finally understand what’s going on in your head, or take refuge in a book that’s like a warm hug for your mind, How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend is a delight-filled, evidence-based guide to taking better care of your brain — so it, in turn, will take better care of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Irish Times Bestseller 06\/09\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56390337626487,"sku":"9780241720004","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780241720004.jpg?v=1766152341","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780241720004","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}