"If you're looking for a high-quality science book, it's a pleasure and an obligation to read a book about the development of psychology written by the brilliant pen of José Ramón and Irene Alonso."
- Raúl Rivas, professor and popularizer of microbiology

"José Ramón Alonso's work is full of human interest, which makes reading and listening to him a pleasure. His stories about neuroscience are both entertaining and surprising. It can give us a better understanding of who we are."
- Ima Sanchís, La Vanguardia, La Contra

"José Ramón Alonso's work is full of neuroscientific knowledge and humanistic culture. He is a great storyteller and can activate area 55b of the brain."
- Francisco R. Villatoro, La ciencia de la mula Francis

"Alonsos bravely and skillfully examines one of the great challenges of 21st-century science: the fascinating relationship between the brain and the human mind."
- Ignacio López-Goñi, professor and popularizer of microbiology

★Psychology is the science of the mind, but above all, it is the science of the human being, of his ambitions and difficulties, of his hopes and fears, of his behavior, feelings and thoughts. Psychology is one of the great disciplines of the twenty-first century, shaping and influencing the future of humanity.

From the beginning, human beings have tried to explain the world, to survive, to create, to know themselves and to understand others. But a fundamental question remains unanswered in human knowledge: how do receptors, synapses and neurons produce sensations, thoughts and memories; that is, how is signaling realized in the brain?

The nineteenth century witnessed the development and consolidation of psychology, perhaps the most controversial, complex, divisive and contentious discipline of all time, but it is also one of the most sobering, compelling and promising of modern science. It has been a long journey of fantasy, discovery and conflict, a fascinating journey worth exploring.

Neuroscientist José Ramón Alonso and psychologist Irene Alonso Esquisabel invite you to embark on a marvelous journey through the human mind and through time. Beginning with the birth of life on Earth and its first cognitive experiences, and continuing with the most avant-garde research and unusual insights into consciousness and brain function. In these words, you will discover the greatest challenge our species has ever faced, the boundless genius and absurdity it has produced, the vast ocean of failed schools of thought and paradigms that have shaken it to varying degrees, and the reality that awaits it on horizon filled with hope and uncertainty.

Irene Alonso Esquisabel
Born in Salamanca in 1991, she holds a degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in General Health Psychology. She completed her training in Finland and studied guitar at the Specialized Conservatory of Salamanca. She has worked in the Child Protection Service of the Government of Castilla y León, the Autism Educational Organization (EDAU) and the Red Cross. As a trainee psychologist, she worked in the National Reference Center for Persons with Rare Diseases and their Families (CREER) and in the Eating Disorders Unit of Salamanca. It specializes in individual and group therapy, assessment and diagnosis, teacher training, parent schools and school counseling for people with autism spectrum disorders. She is the author of several books on anorexia, neuroscience and autism.