They make reference to many works and quote many scientists, and they provide a glossary and index at the end. Unfortunately, they do not provide a bibliography, so anyone wishing to pursue their sources has to do the legwork themselves. At 208 pages, it is a not terribly long book; it is actually like a very long magazine article.
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own is well worth picking up for anyone interested in the brain. Not only is it approachable to the layman, its jumping off point is different from other popular neuroscience books I have read. Until I picked up this book, I had not heard about the advances in research regarding how we perceive our bodies and how this shapes our very experience of self. Anyone interested in neuroscience would be happy reading this book and furthermore should read it, to round out their understanding of cognition.
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1 - W. R. Klemm, D.V.M., Ph.D.
The book's point is a half-truth. The half that is missing is cognitive neuroscience and the notion of "mind over matter." For more perspective, see my new e-book, "Core Ideas in Neuroscience."