Sensational: A New Story of Our Senses by Ashley Ward review

A vivid exploration of the science behind sight, hearing, touch and smell that shows us we should take nothing for granted

A Year to Change Your Mind by Dr Lucy Maddox review – a way through

Twelve month’s worth of psychological tips from someone you’d want on your team in a crisis

Body Am I by Moheb Costandi review – the new science of self-consciousness

What gives us our sense of self? A fresh take on how the brain and body are connected offers answers

Food for Life by Tim Spector review – the science of eating well

The epidemiologist and author of The Diet Myth returns with a comprehensive guide to foods that foster healthy microbiomes

In brief: The Good Drinker; The Blue Flames; Exit Stage Left – reviews

Adrian Chiles gives entertaining advice on moderation, AM Burrage’s spooky short stories get their dues and Nick Duerden tells of the tolls of pop stardom

In brief: Motherthing; Night Terrors; Looking for Trouble – review

A gripping, darkly humorous horror novel; the strange world of sleep; and the reissue of a dazzling wartime memoir

Autistic scholar Temple Grandin: ‘The education system is screening out visual thinkers’

By favouring verbal thinkers, says the author and animal scientist, essential skills are being lost. Her new book aims to demonstrate the power of processing information in different ways

Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv review – rewriting the language of mental illness

The New Yorker writer tries to redefine attitudes through a quintet of studies of troubled people from around the world

Landlines by Raynor Winn review – back on the trail

The author of The Salt Path returns with another heartwarming odyssey, this time on one of the wildest walks in Britain

The big idea: should we drop the distinction between mental and physical health?

The current false dichotomy holds back research and stigmatises patients