This month's episode of Brain Science features Iris Berent, author of "The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature." We explore how our deeply entrenched biases toward dualism and essentialism impact our attitudes toward neuroscience and toward problems like mental illness. Links and References: The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature • by Iris Berent A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves • by Robert Burton • In BS 96 • Dr. Burton raised similar issues to those mentioned in this episode Iris Berent • at Northeastern University: publications • Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com • for additonal references and episode transcripts. Please Visit Our Sponsors: TextExpander • at textexpander.com/podcast •

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