In 2003 Taylor won first prize in both the
THES/
OUP Science Essay competition and the THES Humanities and Social Sciences Writing Prize.
Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control (2004), her first book, was "highly commended" and runner-up in the 2005
Times Higher Education Supplement Young Academic Author Award, and also made it to the shortlist for the 2005
MIND "Book of the Year Award". The book also made it to the longlist of the 2005
Aventis "Science Book Prize", where it was described as containing "elegant and accessible prose".
Cruelty: Human evil and the human brain (2009) examined human
cruelty, from the points of view of biology and sociology.
The Brain Supremacy (2012) uses recent examples from scientific literature and the media to explore how techniques such as
fMRI function and how they could apparently be useful for
thought identification. The book gives an overview of the latest advances in neuroscience while also looking at the practical and ethical side of new technologies. Taylor peers into the future and looks at how all the advances in neuroscience in its social and ethical context could possibly affect human behavior and impact peoples' daily lives.
The Fragile Brain (2016) explains
dementia, what is known about its causes, its effects on victims, their families, and society, and ongoing research looking for effective treatment and prevention. ==References==