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Brain cuttings : fifteen journeys through the mind /

The human brain has long been a mystery, but twenty-first century science is beginning to reveal some of its inner workings. With microscopes and brain scans, with psychological experiments and breakthroughs in genetics, neuroscientists are developing new theories about every aspect of our minds--fr...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zimmer, Carl
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Scott & Nix, 2010.
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  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Praise; About the Author; Preface; "Does Shame Excite a Blush?"; The Googled Mind; The Music of Time; They Imprint Your Genes, Your Mum and Dad; Of Ether and Consciousness; Stalking the Elusive Grandmother Cell; The Flash of Desire; Two Brains in One; The Neurobiology of Zoning Out; The Brain's Dark Matter; An Intuition for Math; The Speed of Thought; Fear's Anatomy; The Mind's Eye Goes Blind; Too Clever; Selected References.