Brainscapes

Name: Brainscapes
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SKU: 9781788160537
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An Atlas of Your Life on Earth

By Rebecca Schwarzlose

Summary

Brainscapes by Rebecca Schwarzlose explores the intricate landscape of the human brain, focusing on how its vast networks shape our perceptions and realities. Through engaging storytelling and scientific insight, the author examines the brain's extraordinary ability to interpret and transform sensory information, highlighting the fundamental ways it impacts our understanding of the world. This journey provides a fascinating look at the brain's complexity and its remarkable influence on human experience.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Science enthusiasts and curious minds may find this book appealing as it delves into the fascinating world of the human brain. Through engaging narratives and scientific insights, it explores how our brains shape our perceptions and experiences. It's a captivating read if you're interested in the mysteries of neuroscience and the intricate landscapes of our minds.

A trailblazing journey through the maps etched into your brain, and how everything depends on them.

A trailblazing journey through the maps etched into your brain, and how everything depends on them

Description

Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain's surfaces are actual schematic images of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival.

Scientists first began uncovering these maps over a century ago, but we are only now beginning to unlock their secrets. Our inner cartography distorts and shapes our experience of the world, supporting complex thought, and making technology-enabled mind-reading a reality. The maps in our brain invite us to view ourselves from a startling new perspective.

In Brainscapes, Rebecca Schwarzlose combines unforgettable real-life stories, cutting-edge research, and vivid illustrations to reveal brain maps' surprising lessons about our place in the world—and the world's place within us.

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Brainscapes by Rebecca Schwarzlose is praised for its enlightening and ambitious exploration of the brain's function and structure. Critics commend Schwarzlose's ability to blend scientific insight with literary flair, offering a vivid and accessible narrative that serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the brain's inner workings. Her use of metaphors and engaging prose provides readers with a detailed tour of the brain's complex "landscapes," making the science both approachable and inspirational.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788160537

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Illustration: Integrated BW illustrations

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 320

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Rebecca Schwarzlose Science & Nature

About the Author

Rebecca Schwarzlose is a neuroscientist at Washington University in Saint Louis. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from MIT and has served as chief editor of the scholarly journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. She lives in Saint Louis.