Bibliograph

Brainscapes, the warped, wondrous maps written in your brain-and how they guide you, Rebecca Schwarzlose

Type

Label

Brainscapes, the warped, wondrous maps written in your brain-and how they guide you, Rebecca Schwarzlose

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Brainscapes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1159045627

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Schwarzlose

Sub title

the warped, wondrous maps written in your brain-and how they guide you

Summary

"A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of "maps" etched into your gray matter-and how technology can use them to read your mind"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- An atlas of you: what is a brain map? -- The tyranny of numbers: why brain maps exist -- How brain maps determine what we see and feel -- Out of the ether: brain maps for hearing -- Brain maps and codes for taste and smell -- On the move: brain maps for action -- Maps in the making: how brain maps develop and adapt -- Knowing again: brain maps for recognition -- Imagining, remembering, and paying attention with brain maps -- Comprehending and communicating with brain maps -- Maps as portals: mind reading and mind writing with brain maps -- How brain maps weigh us down and how we rise above them

Target audience

adult

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