Madrid, 1977

Nazareth Castellanos

Nazareth Castellanos is a Spanish physicist, neuroscientist and science communicator born in Madrid in 1977. She has researched brain activity in Madrid, Frankfurt and London, including its links with the heart, gut and lungs and the effects of meditation, and since 2022 has held a chair in mindfulness and cognitive science at the Complutense University of Madrid. Her books bring that research to general readers.

Where to start with Nazareth Castellanos

Their books on Pecia, in the order we'd read them.

  1. El espejo del cerebroA short essay on what happens in the brain during meditation; her briefest and earliest book, a good way in.
  2. Neurociencia del cuerpoabout 6 hoursIt widens the view from brain to whole body, moving through the organs to show how breathing, the heart or gut microbes shape the mind.
  3. El puente donde habitan las mariposasabout 7 hoursThe most recent and the most reflective, guided by Heidegger; it returns to breathing and brain plasticity covered earlier.

Nazareth Castellanos's books, second-hand

3 books with used copies for sale. Prices from 6 October 2026.

El espejo del cerebroNazareth Castellanosfrom €13.00 −19%
Neurociencia del cuerpoNazareth Castellanosfrom €13.07 −35%
El puente donde habitan las mariposasNazareth Castellanosfrom €33.07

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