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"[A] lively mix of solid science and fascinating case histories... The book's greatest strength is Linden's knack for demystifying biology and neuroscience... The book grips readers like a masterful teacher; those with little science experience may be surprised to find themselves interested in - and even chuckling over - the migration of neurons along radial glia, and anxious to find out what happens next." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Linden tells his story well, in an engaging style, with plenty of erudition and a refreshing honesty about how much remains unknown. The book should easily hold the attention of readers with little background in biology and no prior knowledge of brains... The Accidental Mind stands out for being highly readable... We still know too little about the brain's inner working to judge how well it does its job. What we do know, and what The Accidental Mind helps us to realize, is that the human brain is not designed as many have imagined." - Georg Striedter, Nature"