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The Brain

The Brain

The Story of You

by David Eagleman
Paperback
Publication Date: 07/03/2017

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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.

This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.

(A companion to the six-part PBS series. Color illustrations throughout.)
ISBN:
9780525433446
9780525433446
Category:
Biology
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
07-03-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
200.66x131.83x20.07mm
Weight:
0.25kg
David Eagleman

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University.

His scientific research is published in journals from Science to Nature, and he is also the author of the internationally bestselling books Sum, Incognito and The Brain.

He is the writer and presenter of the companion BBC television series The Brain.

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