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Neuroscience (Basic Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Neuroscience (Basic Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $40.09, median 46 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $22.74 – $78.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Basic Sciences (180), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $40.09 its median price beats 94% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Neuroscience best sellers
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
by Nicholas Carr
- List rank#1
- Price$9.91
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,645
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Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple: Color Edition
- List rank#2
- Price$27.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews700
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I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
- List rank#3
- Price$15.22
- Rating4.5
- Reviews335
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Neuroscience For Dummies
by Frank Amthor
- List rank#4
- Price$17.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews200
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Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by Deb Dana
- List rank#5
- Price$21.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,810
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Neurology Made Ridiculously Simple
- List rank#6
- Price$34.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18
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The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by Stephen W. Porges PhD
- List rank#7
- Price$27
- Rating4.6
- Reviews438
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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
by Nagarjuna
- List rank#8
- Price$18.08
- Rating4.6
- Reviews297
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The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by Deb Dana
- List rank#9
- Price$17.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,299
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Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases
by Hal Blumenfeld
- List rank#10
- Price$127
- Rating4.6
- Reviews286
FAQ
Is Neuroscience a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 46 reviews and sells for $40.09.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Neuroscience?
The median best seller has 46 reviews, and 64% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Neuroscience best sellers cost?
The median price is $40.09; half of the best sellers are priced between $22.74 and $78.49.
Can new books break into Neuroscience?
2% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.