'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'
Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, genocide, brain surgery, robotics and the search for immortality. On the way, amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see: you.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781782116615
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 235 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
Edition: Main
Entertaining and profound: page-turning neuroscience from a bit of a genius - GUARDIAN
On every page of The Brain there is a revelation so fantastic as to make one gasp - STEPHEN FRY
Clear, engaging and thought-provoking - NATURE
The posterboy of neuroscience with ideas that will stretch your mind - OBSERVER
Mind-blowing revelations abound - FINANCIAL TIMES
It's no wonder reading David Eagleman's new book, The Brain, made me a little bit giddy. Eagleman tosses about ideas that had my grey matter pushed and pummelled, stimulated and stretched - SCOTSMAN
The hottest thing in neuroscience - THE TIMES
The rock star of neuroscience - TELEGRAPH
Accessible and fascinating - SUNDAY TIMES
If neuroscience had a rock legend this would be him - RUBY WAX
Combination of these elements is what makes this book a must, any psychology enthusiast will love this.
Lightly humorous at some points, packed with ideas worth rumination, and philosophical nearing the end.
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Eagleman writes with a simplicity and ease that makes complex topics easy for neophytes to follow. I have started applying several of the concepts to my own awareness and sharing the most interesting cases with my... More
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