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Title:
Seven and a half lessons about the brain / Lisa Feldman Barrett.
Author:
Barrett, Lisa Feldman, author.
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
Call Number:
QP376 .B357 2020
Abstract:
Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big gray blob between your ears. In seven short essays (plus a bite-sized story about how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible collection reveals mind-expanding lessons from the front lines of neuroscience research. You’ll learn where brains came from, how they’re structured (and why it matters), and how yours works in tandem with other brains to create everything you experience. Along the way, you’ll also learn to dismiss popular myths such as the idea of a “lizard brain” and the alleged battle between thoughts and emotions, or even between nature and nurture, to determine your behavior.
ISBN:
9780358157144
Physical Description:
x, 180 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Contents:
Author's Note -- The Half-Lesson: Your Brain Is Not for Thinking -- Lesson No. 1: You Have One Brain (Not Three) -- Lesson No. 2: Your Brain Is a Network -- Lesson No. 3: Little Brains Wire Themselves to Their World -- Lesson No. 4: Your Brain Predicts (Almost) Everything You Do -- Lesson No. 5: Your Brain Secretly Works with Other Brains -- Lesson No. 6: Brains Make More than One Kind of Mind -- Lesson No. 7: Our Brains Can Create Reality -- Back Matter
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