Inside – A Guide to Discovering the Brain

Isabel Minhós Martins, Maria Manuel Pedrosa & Madalena Matoso

Made with the support of a team of neuroscientists, philosophers and psychologists, Inside tracks the evolution of the brain from the first second, showing how the amazing reality is created with the help of our senses, explaining how we learn, decide and act, and how we connect to other people, other brains. For readers of all ages (from the age of 10).

Read about the making of this book on Picturebook makers blog.

Press voices

“It’s important that the reductive classification inherent to labels such as “children’s book” or “YA” doesn’t put adult readers off all books in this category, and off books like this, in particular. Useful for younger readers, they’re enchanting for older ones.” Pedro Cordeiro, Expresso newspaper

“From emotions to creativity and to the aesthetic experience, from memory to action, from interpersonal relations to the brains of animals, from facts to myths, this book of grey matter deals with it all.” Gabriela Lourenço, Visão magazine

“[Inside] is as versatile as our brains – we can read it alone or enjoy it together with others; we can read a chapter, put it aside and come back to it a week later, or we can read it hungrily, without stopping. If you’re a curious person, watch out! This book is addictive. And if you’re not, well, welcome – you’ve just joined the curiosity club!” Leer la Ciencia blog