SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 GOODREADS BEST SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOOK
AWARD
'I really admire Dean Burnett's work. He's very compelling and wise
and rational. You know you can trust him and you know it's going to be
a great read.' Jon Ronson
***
WHY DO YOU LOSE ARGUMENTS WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW MUCH LESS THAN YOU?
WHY CAN YOU RECOGNISE THAT _WOMAN_, FROM THAT _THING... _BUT CAN'T
REMEMBER HER NAME?
AND WHY, AFTER YOUR LAST BREAK-UP, DID YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE FOETAL
POSITION ON THE SOFA FOR DAYS, MOVING ONLY TO WIPE THE SNOT AND TEARS
HAPHAZARDLY FROM YOUR FACE?
Here's why: the idiot brain. For something supposedly so brilliant and
evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and
disorganised. For example, did you know that your memory is
egotistical? That conspiracy theories and superstitions are the
inevitable effects of a healthy brain? Or that alcohol can actually
improve your memory?**
In _The Idiot Brain_, neuroscientist Dean Burnett tours our mysterious
and mischievous grey (and white) matter. Along the way he explains the
human brain's imperfections in all their glory and how these influence
everything we say, do and experience. Expertly researched and
entertainingly written, this book is for anyone who has wondered why
their brain appears to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it
is really up to.
**Editor's note: please read the book before testing this conclusion.
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ISBN
9781783350834
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Guardian Faber Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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