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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stafford, Tom (-)
Other Authors: Webb, Matt, 1978-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly Media 2004.
Edition:First edition
Series:Hacks series.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627132306719
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Summary: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
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (396 p.)
Available also in a print edition
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781449390969
9781449391560