Pieces of Mind: 21 Short Walks Around the Human Brain - Brossura

Corballis, Michael C.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1869404920 ISBN 13: 9781869404925

Casa editrice: Auckland University Press, 2011

Riassunto

Do we have bigger brains than dolphins? Does your dog remember where it buried its bone? Why don't sheep laugh or gorillas lie? Why do we remember faces but not names? In 21 short walks around the human brain, acclaimed psychologist Michael Corballis answers these and other questions by introducing us to what we've learned about the human mind in the last fifty years. Corballis leads us through behavioural experiments and neuroscience, cognitive theory and Darwinian evolution, puncturing a few hot-air balloons ("You only use 10 per cent of your brain!" "Unleash the creativity of your right brain!") along the way. At one time or another, we've all wished that we could get inside someone else's head. Here's how.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Auckland University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1869404920
• ISBN 13: 9781869404925
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 112
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile