How the extraordinary multisensory phenomenon of synesthesia has changed our traditional view of the brain.
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An array of tales speculates about the future that awaits us after death, presenting diverse versions of human purpose that range from experimental subjects for gods trying to understand emotional attachment to mobile robots for cosmic ...
Beyin: Senin Hikayen
Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.
Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synaesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and visual illusions, Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions yes
In this thought-provoking and ground-breaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller Sum, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: pandemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, ...
At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now.
"The dramatic story of the brain's role in creating our world, our experience of it, and ourselves; the basis for a PBS television series by the bestselling David Eagleman.
The greatest technology we have ever discovered on our planet is the three-pound organ carried in the vault of the skull. This book is not simply about what the brain is; it is about what it does.
Después de desentrañarnos «las vidas secretas del cerebro» en su libro anterior, Incógnito, David Eagleman, uno de los más reconocidos neurocientíficos de la actualidad, vuelve a sorprendernos con esta nueva exploración de la ...
Une plongée fascinante dans le fonctionnement de notre cerveau pour révéler la machinerie complexe du subconscient. Notre cerveau travaille... incognito.
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Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective addresses the central aims of cognitive neuroscience, seeking to examine the brain not only by its components but also by their functions.
Just how it does this is revealed through six fascinating chapters, as Eagleman shows how the brain - a great storyteller - constructs reality and allows us to navigate a complex world of decision-making.
This text covers a wide territory critical for understanding the brain, from the basics of the nervous system to the sensory andmotor systems, sleep, language, memory, emotions and motivation, social cognition, and brain disorders.
Drawing on cutting-edge research this book demonstrates the brain's ability to change, rewire and heal, from the internationally bestselling author.
The stories in Sum are rooted in romance, science, and awe: a mixture of death, hope, computers, immortality, love, biology, and desire that cuts through human nature at new and exciting angles.
Introduction -- Who am I? -- What is reality? -- Who's in control? -- How do I decide? -- Do I need you? -- Who will we be? -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Image Credits.
... Alice in tumblr-land, King Arthur parties at Burning Man, Thumbelina stars in a reality TV show, and the Frog Prince sits in a park wearing a sign that 217 THE CREATIVE SCHOOL.