An edition of Idiot brain
(2016)
Idiot brain
what your head is really up to
First American edition.
by Dean Burnett
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"A delightful tour of our mysterious, mischievous gray matter from neuroscientist and massively popular Guardian blogger Dean Burnett,"--NoveList.
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Idiot brain: what your head is really up to
2016, W.W. Norton & Company
in English
- First American edition.
0393253783 9780393253788
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Mind controls: how the brain regulates the body, and usually makes a mess of things
The gift of memory (keep the receipt): the human memory system, and its strange features
Fear: nothing to be scared of: the many ways in which the brain makes us constantly afraid
Think you're clever, do you?: the baffling and complex science of intelligence
Did you see this chapter coming?: the haphazard properties of the brain's observational systems
Personality: a testing concept: the complex and confusing properties of personality
Group hug!: how the brain is influenced by other people
When the brain breaks down... mental health problems, and how they come about
Afterword.
Edition Notes
"First published in Great Britain by Guardian Books and Faber and Faber Limited under the title The idiot brain: a neuroscientist explains what your head is really up to"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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