Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Title: The secret life of the mind : how your brain thinks, feels, and decides / Mariano Sigman. Author: Sigman, Mariano, 1972- author. Call Number: 612.82 Sigman Edition: First North American edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017. ©2017 Description: 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: A leading neuroscientist draws on physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and other disciplines to explain the inner workings of the human brain and explore the role of neuroscience in daily life. Subjects: Brain -- Popular works. Neurosciences -- Popular works. Other Title: Vida secreta de la mente. English Notes: "Originally published in Buenos Aires and Barcelona by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A. in 2015" -- title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index. Contents: The origin of thought: how do babies think and communicate, and how can we understand them better? -- The fuzzy borders of identity: what defines our choices and allows us to trust other people and our own decisions? -- The machine that constructs reality: how does consciousness emerge in the brain and how are we governed by our unconscious? -- Voyages of consciousness (or consciousness tripping): what happens in the brain as we dream; is it possible for us to decipher, control, and manipulate our dreams? -- The brain is constantly transforming: what makes our brain more or less predisposed to change? -- Educated brains: how can we use what we have learned about the brain and human thought to improve education?. ISBN: 9780316549622 0316549622 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Similar titles Where Is It? Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
