David Eagleman

Introduction -- Who am I? -- What is reality? -- Who's in control? -- How do I decide? -- Do I need you? -- Who will we be? -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Image Credits

The Brain

From the best-selling author of Incognito and Sum comes a revelatory portrait of the human brain based on the most recent scientific discoveries about how it unceasingly adapts, re-creates, and formulates new ways of understanding the world we live in. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of that fabric. With his hallmark clarity and enthusiasm he reveals the myriad ways that the brain absorbs experience: developing, redeploying, organizing, and arranging the data it receives from the body's own absorption of external stimuli, which enables us to gain the skills, the facilities, and the practices that make us who we are. Eagleman covers decades of the most important research into the functioning of the brain and presents new discoveries from his own research as well: about the nature of synesthesia, about dreaming, and about wearable devices that are revolutionizing how we think about the five human senses. Finally, Livewired is as deeply informative as it is accessible and brilliantly engaging.

The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

Livewired

Incognito - Beynin Gizli Hayati

Anthony Brandt

This powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity explores how individuals, organizations, and educational institutions can benefit from fostering it.

How Human Creativity Remakes the World

The Runaway Species

Senin Hikayen

Beyin

*Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead? *Why do you hear your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? *Why is a person whose name begins with J more likely to marry another person whose name begins with J? *Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? *And how is it possible to get angry at yourself: who, exactly, is mad at whom?A thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The Secret Lives of the Brain

Incognito

Fikirler Dünyayi Nasil Yeniden Yaratiyor

Yaratici Tür

Richard E. Cytowic

How the extraordinary multisensory phenomenon of synesthesia has changed our traditional view of the brain.

Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia

Wednesday is Indigo Blue

An array of tales speculates about the future that awaits us after death, presenting diverse versions of human purpose that range from experimental subjects for gods trying to understand emotional attachment to mobile robots for cosmic mapmakers.

Forty Tales from the Afterlives

Sonraki hayattan kırk öykü

The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and groundbreaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller SUM, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: epidemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption, resource depletion and economic meltdown.

Why the Net Matters

Jonathan Downar

Brain and Behavior addresses the central aims of cognitive neuroscience, examining the brain not only by its components but also by its functions. Emphasizing the dynamically changing nature of the brain, the text highlights the principles, discoveries, and remaining mysteries of moderncognitive neuroscience to give students a firm grounding in this fascinating subject.

A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective

Brain and Behavior

The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and ground-breaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller Sum, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: pandemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption, resource depletion and economic meltdown.

Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters

The Safety Net

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 new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear your name being mentioned in a conversation that you didn’t think you were listening to? What do Ulysses and the credit crunch have in common? Why did Thomas Edison electrocute an elephant in 1916? Why are people whose names begin with J more likely to marry other people whose names begin with J? Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? And how is it possible to get angry at yourself—who, exactly, is mad at whom? 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.

Madde yoksunluğu ile kırık bir kalbin ortak yönü ne? Anıların düşmanı neden zaman değil de başka anılar? Kolsuz bir insan nasıl dünyanın en iyi okçusu olabiliyor? Geceleri neden rüya görürüz ve bunun gezegenimizin dönüşüyle ne ilgisi var? Kör bir insan diliyle görmeyi, sağır bir insan derisiyle işitmeyi nasıl öğrenebilir? Bu soruların yanıtı gözlerimizin hemen arkasında duruyor. Yaşadığımız gezegende keşfedegeldiğimiz en ileri teknoloji, kafatasının karanlık haznesinde taşıyıp durduğumuz şu bir buçuk kiloluk organda saklı. Nasıl ki hayatın heyecanı kim olduğumuzla değil, kime dönüşme sürecinde olduğumuzla ilgili, beynin sihri de onu oluşturan parçalardan çok, parçaların dinamik ve canlı bir doku oluşturmak üzere kendilerini durmaksızın yeniden dokumalarında yatıyor. Beynimiz, tıpkı dünyamız gibi, değişken ve akışkan bir sistem.

Canlı Devre: Durmaksızın Değişen Beynin İçyüzü

Después de desentrañarnos «las vidas secretas del cerebro» en su libro anterior, Incógnito, David Eagleman, uno de los más reconocidos neurocientíficos de la actualidad, vuelve a sorprendernos con esta nueva exploración de la ciencia'del cerebro, esa extraña materia computacional que hay dentro de nuestro cráneo y que constituye la maquinaria perceptiva mediante la cual nos movemos por el mundo, de la que surgen las decisiones, el material del que se forja la imaginación. Porque lo cierto es que comprender mejor el cerebro supone arrojar luz sobre lo que consideramos más real en nuestras relaciones personales y lo que consideramos necesario en nuestra política social: cómo luchamos, cómo amamos, qué aceptamos como cierto, cómo deberíamos educar, cómo podemos elaborar una política social mejor y cómo diseñar nuestros cuerpos para los siglos venideros. En los circuitos microscópicamente pequeños del cerebro se graba la historia y el futuro de nuestra especie. Con su prosa brillante y provocativa, Eagleman toma el relevo de Oliver Sacks y nos lleva a reflexionar acerca de quiénes somos, qué es la realidad, quién controla nuestras decisiones, hasta qué punto necesitamos a los demás y cómo la ciencia puede ayudarnos a superar las limitaciones de nuestro propio cuerpo. Las páginas de este libro harán que nos replanteemos todos nuestros supuestos, pues su pretensión consiste en salvar el abismo existente entre la literatura académica y las vidas que llevamos en cuanto poseedores de un cerebro. Entre la maraña infinitamente densa de miles de millones de células cerebrales y sus miles de billones de conexiones seremos capaces de vislumbrar y descubrir algo que a lo mejor no esperábamos ver: a nosotros mismos, una especie que apenas está comenzando a descubrir las herramientas para modelar su propio destino. «La amplia síntesis del estado actual del conocimiento acerca del cerebro de David Eagleman es concisa, accesible y a menudo muy sorprendente. Hay un extraño mundo nuevo dentro de tu cabeza» (Brian Eno).

El Cerebro

David Kelley

Dave Evans

Chip Conley

Tom Kelley

Dennis Boyle

Apolo Ohno

Craig Sampson

John K. Coyle

Matt Stutzman

Jacqueline Camacho

John Cregier

Luisa Uriarte

Meryl Davis

This book is for anyone who has worked very hard at something--in business, life, sport, music, hobbies--and stopped seeing progress. In these pages, John K. Coyle explores the intersection of two popular frameworks¿Design Thinking and Strengths-finding¿and shows how they can be combined to achieve breakthrough performance. Coyle demonstrates how to leverage the mindset and process of Design Thinking to define the ¿right¿ problem, and to ask and answer a ¿better question.¿ Instead of ¿how do I fix my weaknesses,¿ he re-defines the central challenge of ¿how can I design for my strengths?¿ To illuminate these concepts, Coyle weaves a fascinating thread from ¿Imaginariums" as a student under Stanford's David Kelley, to world-class racing as a cyclist and speedskater, to applying Design Thinking to emerging business problems. With contributions from more than a dozen leading experts, including Steven Kotler, David Kelley, David Eagleman, Daniel Coyle and Chip Conley, as well as Olympic gold medalists, Apolo Ohno and Meryl Davis, this book will engage, entertain and inform.At its core, this book is about sharing the tools and mindsets required to find and reveal hidden potential, and imparting the belief that each and every one of us contains the capacity to do something extraordinary - if we design for it.

Applying Design Thinking to Individual and Team Strengths

Design for Strengths

Our relentless drive to create makes us unique among living creatures. What is special about the human brain that enables us to innovate? Why don't cows choreograph dances? Why don't squirrels build elevators to their treetops? Why don't alligators invent speedboats? Weaving together the arts and sciences, neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer Anthony Brandt explore the need for novelty, the simulation of possible futures, and the social components that drive the inventiveness of our species. Taking us on a tour of human creativity from Picasso to concept cars to umbrellas to lunar travel, Brandt and Eagleman explore the cognitive software that generates new ideas, and illuminate the key facets of a creative mentality. Through understanding our ability to innovate - our most profound, mysterious, and deeply human capacity - we can meet the challenge of remaking our constantly shifting world.

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