Dr. Sapolsky understands human behavior with an extent and accuracy that is unrivaled, and so I was stunned when he started writing about our lack of free will. By the end of this book, I’ve been convinced, and I’ll always be the better for it.

This may be the most remarkable book on the brain I have read. It is not only highly informative, it forces one to think deeply about the workings of the brain and the role everything that happens to us in life from our genes onward affect the way the brain operates. The complexity of the brain is still far beyond the understanding of anyone who studies the brain. But with each day neuroscientist get closer and closer to the near incomprehensible workings of what goes on in our noggins.