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Livewired : the inside story of the ever-changing brain / David Eagleman.
"The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of that fabric. With his hallmark clarity and enthusiasm he reveals the myriad ways that the brain absorbs experience: developing, redeploying, organizing, and arranging the data it receives from the body's own absorption of external stimuli, which enables us to gain the skills, the facilities, and the practices that make us who we are. Eagleman covers decades of the most important research into the functioning of the brain and presents new discoveries from his own research as well: about the nature of synesthesia, about dreaming, and about wearable devices that are revolutionizing how we think about the five human senses. Finally, Livewired is as deeply informative as it is accessible and brilliantly engaging"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307907493
- ISBN: 030790749X
- Physical Description: vii, 310 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-286) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The delicate pink magisterium -- Just add world -- The inside mirrors the outside -- Wrapping around the inputs -- How to get a better body -- Why mattering matters -- Why love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation -- Balancing on the edge of change -- Why is it harder to teach old dogs new tricks? -- Remember when -- The wolf and the Mars rover -- Finding Ötzi's long-lost love. |
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| Subject: | Brain. Neuroplasticity. Learning > Physiological aspects. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 612.82 E11L 2020 (Text) | 33126024452090 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of that fabric. With his hallmark clarity and enthusiasm he reveals the myriad ways that the brain absorbs experience: developing, redeploying, organizing, and arranging the data it receives from the body's own absorption of external stimuli, which enables us to gain the skills, the facilities, and the practices that make us who we are. Eagleman covers decades of the most important research into the functioning of the brain and presents new discoveries from his own research as well: about the nature of synesthesia, about dreaming, and about wearable devices that are revolutionizing how we think about the five human senses. Finally, Livewired is as deeply informative as it is accessible and brilliantly engaging"-- - Baker & Taylor
The Stanford University professor, host of the Emmy-nominated The Brain and best-selling author of Incognito draws on the latest scientific findings in a revelatory portrait of the human mind that explores how it continually adapts, recreates and forges new understandings. Illustrations. - Random House, Inc.
"Eagleman renders the secrets of the brainâs adaptability into a truly compelling page-turner.â âKhaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner
âLivewired reads wonderfully like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Saganâs front lawn.â âThe Wall Street Journal
What does drug withdrawal have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time but other memories? How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue, or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? Why did many people in the 1980s mistakenly perceive book pages to be slightly red in color? Why is the worldâs best archer armless? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts, just as we do our fingers and toes? Why do we dream at night, and what does that have to do with the rotation of the Earth?
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The answers to these questions are right behind our eyes. 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. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts itâs made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric, living fabric.
In Livewired, you will surf the leading edge of neuroscience atop the anecdotes and metaphors that have made David Eagleman one of the best scientific translators of our generation. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new discoveries from Eaglemanâs own laboratory, from synesthesia to dreaming to wearable neurotech devices that revolutionize how we think about the senses.