Mind hacks
The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. At any given time, the brain is collecting, filtering, and analyzing information and, in response, performing countless intricate processes, some of which are automatic, some v...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sebastopol, California :
O'Reilly Media
2004.
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Edición: | First edition |
Colección: | Hacks series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627132306719 |
Sumario: | The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. At any given time, the brain is collecting, filtering, and analyzing information and, in response, performing countless intricate processes, some of which are automatic, some voluntary, some conscious, and some unconscious. Cognitive neuroscience is one of the ways we have to understand the workings of our minds. It's the study of the brain biology behind our mental functions: a collection of methods--like brain scanning and computational modeling--combined |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (396 p.) Available also in a print edition |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781449390969 9781449391560 |