Incognita. The secret life of the brain
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About the book
Brain machinery, the space of the unconscious is one of the most striking phenomena to date. While we imagine ourselves the masters of life, right inside and separately lives and acts from us, which forms hopes, plans, fears, desires, instincts. It constructs the behavior and physical condition of the whole organism. This is the management center that leads all the work, collecting data through small portals in the armored bunker of the skull.
In his book, the famous neurobiologist David Ignen studies the depths of the human subconscious to reveal incredible secrets: how can the leg twitch to the brake pedal before you realized the danger ahead? How do you notice that your name was named in a conversation that you did not listen to? Why is it so difficult to keep secrets? And how can you get angry with yourself - who exactly, in the end, and who is angry with?
Using optical illusions, logical paradoxes and non -standard tasks, the author opens the mechanisms of incomprehensible functioning of the human brain. Brain damage, spotting (monitoring of aircraft), relationships, treason, narcotic substances, beauty, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and optical illusions are only an incomplete list of topics that the needleman considers. Get ready to find out what will forever change your view of yourself, your actions and the world that surrounds you.
About the author
David Igalmen is a neurobiologist, author of the bestsellers" brain. Your personal story "and" Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain and Sum ". The author and host of the television series The Brain, nominated for the Emmy Award. The invited professor of Standford University, a member of the Guuggenheim Foundation, director of the Center for Science and Law. His articles were published in New York Times, Discover Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, Wired and many other publications. Regularly participates in National Public Radio and BBC
Brain machinery, the space of the unconscious is one of the most striking phenomena to date. While we imagine ourselves the masters of life, right inside and separately lives and acts from us, which forms hopes, plans, fears, desires, instincts. It constructs the behavior and physical condition of the whole organism. This is the management center that leads all the work, collecting data through small portals in the armored bunker of the skull.
In his book, the famous neurobiologist David Ignen studies the depths of the human subconscious to reveal incredible secrets: how can the leg twitch to the brake pedal before you realized the danger ahead? How do you notice that your name was named in a conversation that you did not listen to? Why is it so difficult to keep secrets? And how can you get angry with yourself - who exactly, in the end, and who is angry with?
Using optical illusions, logical paradoxes and non -standard tasks, the author opens the mechanisms of incomprehensible functioning of the human brain. Brain damage, spotting (monitoring of aircraft), relationships, treason, narcotic substances, beauty, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and optical illusions are only an incomplete list of topics that the needleman considers. Get ready to find out what will forever change your view of yourself, your actions and the world that surrounds you.
About the author
David Igalmen is a neurobiologist, author of the bestsellers" brain. Your personal story "and" Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain and Sum ". The author and host of the television series The Brain, nominated for the Emmy Award. The invited professor of Standford University, a member of the Guuggenheim Foundation, director of the Center for Science and Law. His articles were published in New York Times, Discover Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, Wired and many other publications. Regularly participates in National Public Radio and BBC
Author:
Author:David Igalmen
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Engineering & Transportation
- Category:Medical Books
- Category:Science & Math
- Category:Agriculture
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Myth. Obroys
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00117-760-9
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