More brain cuttings further explorations of the mind
""The brain unfolds like a flower. The more I have explored neuroscience, the more it has rewarded me with new stories. In 2010, I published Brain Cuttings: Fifteen Journeys Through the Mind. Here are fifteen more journeys. In some pieces, I look at some of the surprising ways in which the...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Scott & Nix, Inc
2011.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798271706719 |
| Sumario: | ""The brain unfolds like a flower. The more I have explored neuroscience, the more it has rewarded me with new stories. In 2010, I published Brain Cuttings: Fifteen Journeys Through the Mind. Here are fifteen more journeys. In some pieces, I look at some of the surprising ways in which the brain works. In others, I consider some of the many ways the brain goes wrong. And finally, I try to look at the brain as a whole-how the 100 billion neurons add up to a person's life of the mind, and produce consciousness."" -Carl Zimmer |
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| Notas: | "The essays in this edition were originally published in a slightly different form in Discover, The New York Times, and Scientific American."--T.p. verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (88 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781935622314 9781935622291 |
