Автор: Eagleman, David Название: Sum tales from the afterlives ISBN: 1847674283 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847674289 Издательство: Canongate Цена: 1615 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: In the afterlife you may regret wishing you`d been reincarnated as a horse. Or you may find the afterlife contains only those people whom you remember. In some afterlives you are split into all your different ages, in some you are recreated on your credit card record and in others you are forced to live with annoying versions of yourself that represent what you could have been. Eagleman`s wonderfully imagined tales are rooted in science and romance, and in awe at our mysterious existence: a mixture of hope, love and death that cuts through human nature at innovative angles.
Автор: Eagleman David Название: Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain ISBN: 0307389928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307389923 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1744 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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If the conscious mind--the part you consider to be you--is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Is there a true Mel Gibson? How is your brain like a conflicted democracy engaged in civil war? What do Odysseus and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common? Why are people whose names begin with J more like to marry other people whose names begin with J? And why is it so difficult to keep a secret? Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, "Incognito" is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.
Автор: Eagleman David Название: Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain ISBN: 0307377334 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307377333 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 2764 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: If the conscious mind--the part you consider you--accounts for only a tiny fraction of the brain's function, what is all the rest doing? This is the question that David Eagleman--renowned neuroscientist and acclaimed author of Sum--answers in a book as accessible and entertaining as it is deeply informed by startling, up-to-the-minute research. Our behavior, thoughts, and experiences are inseparably yoked to a vast, wet, electrochemical network called the nervous system. The machinery is utterly alien to us, and yet, somehow, it "is "us. In this dazzling journey, David Eagleman plumbs the depths of the brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why does the conscious mind know so little about itself? Why can your foot jump halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? What do Odysseus and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common? Why do strippers make more money at certain times of the month? Why are people whose name begins with J more likely to marry other people whose name begins with J? Why did Thomas Edison electrocute an elephant? Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? This mind-blowing voyage into the inner cosmos includes stopovers in mate-selection, synesthesia, beauty, free will, infidelity, artificial intelligence, visual illusions, dreams, and the future of criminal law. Throughout, Eagleman helps us understand how our perceptions of ourselves and our world result from the hidden workings of the most wondrous thing we have ever encountered: the human brain.
Автор: Eagleman David Название: The Brain: The Story of You ISBN: 1101870532 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781101870532 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 2969 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are "you"? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human? In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality. Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you. This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life. (A companion to the six-part PBS series. Color illustrations throughout.)
Автор: Eagleman David Название: Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives ISBN: 0307389936 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307389930 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1738 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives--each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people's dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple, or that the universe is running backward, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been. With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now.
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