Brain story
unlocking our inner world of emotions, memories, ideas, and desires
1st U.S. ed.
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Author
Publication
2001 - Dorling Kindersley, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
52,000 words, Guess
Page Count
208 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100789478390
- ISBN-139780789478399
- LibraryThing985879
- Library of Congress Control Number2002276865
- OCLC Control Number48122045
and 2 more
- Better World BooksT2-DIA-728
- Open LibraryOL3580813M
Classifications
- DDC612.8/2
- LCCQP376 .G694 2001
Alternate Titles
- Brain story (Television program)
Description
" ... In this highly readable and often mind-boggling tour through the brain's workings, Susan Greenfield brings the reader up to date on the latest theories and controversies of neuroscience. Drawing together many different strands of research, she tackles head-on the questions that have baffled philosophers and scientists since antiquity. Where are memories stored? Are our brains a product of nature or nurture? Will we ever build thinking robots? And are free will and consciousness nothing more than illusions produced by the subconscious mind? ..."
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