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This book is excellent. I'm not entirely sure if it's optimal to read it as your first book on the brain or if it's better to have a broad background knowledge to allow that other knowledge to settle into and enhance the framework he outlines, but the predictive model he presents provides an excellent system for understanding how our brains work. As I was reading I was constantly seeing other examples he didn't choose that are consistent with this understanding of the mind.
It is also pretty accessible in its own right, with broad coverage of a variety of scenarios where the model is applicable and provides useful insights, and without assuming a huge amount of knowledge. Maybe read it first, be fascinated by the brain it presents, then read it again later and see how your new knowledge fits?
Either way, just read it.
This book is excellent. I'm not entirely sure if it's optimal to read it as your first book on the brain or if it's better to have a broad background knowledge to allow that other knowledge to settle into and enhance the framework he outlines, but the predictive model he presents provides an excellent system for understanding how our brains work. As I was reading I was constantly seeing other examples he didn't choose that are consistent with this understanding of the mind.
It is also pretty accessible in its own right, with broad coverage of a variety of scenarios where the model is applicable and provides useful insights, and without assuming a huge amount of knowledge. Maybe read it first, be fascinated by the brain it presents, then read it again later and see how your new knowledge fits?
Either way, just read it.