How does a three-pound mass of cells and gray matter interpret and store billions and billions of sensations from light, sound, touch, and smell and make sense of them? How do the firings of 100 trillion synapses turn into deeply felt emotions? How do we become—ourselves? With a head for facts and figures, a feel for clarity, and a voice filled with infectious enthusiasm, author, neuroscientist, and director of the Laboratory for Perception and Action at Baylor College of Medicine David Eagleman takes the listener on an in-depth introduction to the world of brain science. Eagleman is especially interested in taking us to the frontiers of his discipline with fascinating discussions of advanced surgery, robotics, and cryogenics. An excellent companion to the 2015 six-part PBS series. B.P. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.*
"An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and*thought-provoking."*-Nature
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?*
In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.* Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.*
Color illustrations throughout.
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"An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and*thought-provoking."*-Nature
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?*
In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.* Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.*
Color illustrations throughout.
The Brain: The Story of You
From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.*
"An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and*thought-provoking."*-Nature
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?*
In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.* Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.*
Color illustrations throughout.
"An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and*thought-provoking."*-Nature
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?*
In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.* Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.*
Color illustrations throughout.
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BN ID: | 2940169061499 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 10/06/2015 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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