Book

I read “What It’s Like to Be a Dog: And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience”, by Gregory Berns. I chose this book because I love animals, I’m interested in neuroscience/psychology (I’m planning to major in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience”, and at the time of choice, I was planning to become a vet. Although I’ve since decided otherwise, I’m still obsessed with animals, so I enjoyed the read regardless. This book connected to my SSP because it connected neuroscience with animal behavior—I observed neurosurgery at MGH and shadowed a veterinarian once a week. I would recommend this book to others because it explains scientific concepts in really digestible ways and it humanizes animals in a way that makes them more relatable. If more people read this book perhaps there would be more empathy towards non-human creatures.