Chris Frith is Professor in Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London.

Inside our heads there is an amazing labour–saving device, more effective than the latest computer.
The brain frees us from the everyday tasks of moving about in the world around us, allowing us to concentrate on the things that are most important to us: our relations with others. However, the self that is engaged in this social world is also a construction of the brain. It is the brain that enables us to share our mental life with the people around us.
This book reviews the experimental studies that show how the brain creates our mental world. Using evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies with patients, Chris Frith, one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, gives a complete picture of how the mind functions.


• “…a fascinating guided tour through the elusive interface between mind and brain written by a pioneer in the field. The author’s obvious passion for the subject shines through every page.” V. S. Ramachandran


• “Chris Frith is well known for his extremely clear thinking on very complex psychological matters, such as … how we perceive, act, choose, remember, and feel, which are now being revolutionized by brain imaging. In Making up the Mind, he brings all this together in a most accessible and enjoyable way.” Oliver Sacks