David Eagleman

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

"This book will shine light on some of the hard-to-reach places in the brain, showing the ways in which we are not the ones driving the boat. Why does the conscious mind know so little? What do visual illusions unmask about the machinery running under the hood? How much of our lives are determined by choices and behaviors that are hard-wired, unconscious, and beyond our control? Do we have any management over who we find gorgeous or repugnant? How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who exactly, is mad at whom? If the drunk Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite and the sober Mel Gibson is authentically apologetic, is there a real Mel Gibson? Why did Supreme Court Justice William Douglas claim that he was able to play football and go hiking, when everyone could see that he was paralyzed after his stroke? Why do people willingly give up their money to banks for Christmas accounts (and why don't monkeys do this)? Why do patients on Parkinson's medications become compulsive gamblers? Why do athletes follow routines, like bouncing the ball three times before taking a free throw? Why did Charles Whitman suddenly kill his family and shoot forty six others from the UT Austin tower, and what did this have to do with his brain? How much of who we are is in the genes, and how much in the environment? Does free will exist or not, and how does that affect our view of blameworthiness and credit? The emerging understanding of the brain drastically changes our view of ourselves, shifting us from an intuitive sense that we are at the center of the operations, to a more sophisticated, illuminating, and wondrous view of the situation"--

the secret lives of the brain

Incognito

المتخفي

Die Geschichte von dir

The Brain

Um dos cientistas mais respeitados da atualidade, diretor de um departamento que leva o seu nome na Baylor College of Medicine, em Houston, o norte-americano David Eagleman é também um autor em ascensão num segmento que não para de ganhar leitores, o da neurociência. Incógnito – as vidas secretas do cérebro, seu título mais recente, que chega agora às livrarias pela Rocco, foi bestseller do The New York Time, eleito melhor livro do ano de seu segmento pela Amazon e pelo jornal The Boston Globe,recomendação de leitura do Wall Street Journal, entre outros destaques. No livro, o autor apresenta os mecanismos não conscientes do cérebro, que dirigem diversas ações cotidianas, à revelia da vontade humana.

Incógnito - As vidas secretas do cérebro

Mozg incognito Wojna domowa w twojej glowie

Anthony Brandt

Unindo arte, ciência e cotidiano, neurocientista e compositor exploram origens e processos por trás da inovação em um livro que deu origem a série de mesmo nome disponível na Netflix

O que guarda-chuvas, sinfonias, viagens espaciais, estádios de futebol, os quadros de Picasso e o calendário têm em comum? Todos foram concebidos, desenvolvidos e aperfeiçoados pelo poder da criatividade humana.

Em um passeio pelas criações que tornaram o mundo o que ele é hoje, o compositor Anthony Brandt e o neurocientista David Eagleman explicam os elos entre a criatividade na arte, na ciência e na tecnologia e mostram as rotinas básicas do “software da inovação” em funcionamento. Descrevendo as ferramentas e as estratégias responsáveis pela irrefreável inventividade de nossa espécie, Como o cérebro cria oferece inúmeros exemplos de como todos os atos criativos resultam das mesmas operações cerebrais aplicadas a algo que já existia.

Neste mergulho profundo na mente criativa, Eagleman e Brandt tentam responder à pergunta: O que está por trás da capacidade — e do desejo — dos seres humanos de inventar? Ao mesmo tempo uma celebração do espírito humano e um vislumbre de como podemos melhorar o futuro ao abraçarmos nossa criatividade, o livro apresenta surpresas e curiosidades, além de dicas sobre como produzir ideias de sucesso.

O poder da criatividade humana para transformar o mundo

Como o Cérebro Cria

This book will shine light on some of the hard-to-reach places in the brain, showing the ways in which we are not the ones driving the boat. Why does the conscious mind know so little? What do visual illusions unmask about the machinery running under the hood? How much of our lives are determined by choices and behaviors that are hard-wired, unconscious, and beyond our control? Do we have any management over who we find gorgeous or repugnant? How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who exactly, is mad at whom? If the drunk Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite and the sober Mel Gibson is authentically apologetic, is there a real Mel Gibson? Why did Supreme Court Justice William Douglas claim that he was able to play football and go hiking, when everyone could see that he was paralyzed after his stroke? Why do people willingly give up their money to banks for Christmas accounts (and why don't monkeys do this)? Why do patients on Parkinson's medications become compulsive gamblers? Why do athletes follow routines, like bouncing the ball three times before taking a free throw? Why did Charles Whitman suddenly kill his family and shoot forty six others from the UT Austin tower, and what did this have to do with his brain? How much of who we are is in the genes, and how much in the environment? Does free will exist or not, and how does that affect our view of blameworthiness and credit? The emerging understanding of the brain drastically changes our view of ourselves, shifting us from an intuitive sense that we are at the center of the operations, to a more sophisticated, illuminating, and wondrous view of the situation"--

The Secret Lives of the Brain

The Secret Lives of The Brain

You will never think about your brain in the same way again. The brain is often portrayed as an organ with different regions dedicated to specific tasks. But that textbook model is wrong. The brain is a dynamic system, constantly modifying its own circuitry to match the demands of the environment and the body in which it finds itself. If you were to zoom into the living, microscopic cosmos inside the skull, you would witness tentacle-like extensions grasping, bumping, sensing, searching for the right connections to establish or forego, like denizens of a country establishing friendships, marriages, neighbourhoods, political parties, vendettas, and social networks. It's a mysterious kind of computational material, an organic three-dimensional textile that adjusts itself to operate with maximum efficiency. The brain is not hardwired, David Eagleman contends--it is livewired. With his new theory of infotropism, Eagleman demonstrates why the fundamental principle of the brain is information maximization: in the same way that plants grow toward light, brains reconfigure to boost data from the outside world. Follow Eagleman on a thrilling journey to discover how a child can function with one half of his brain removed, how a blind man can hit a baseball via a sensor on his tongue, how new devices and body plans can enhance our natural capacities, how paralyzed people will soon be able to dance in thought-controlled robotic suits, how we can build the next generation of devices based on the principles of the brain, and what all this has to do with why we dream at night.

The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

Livewired

In incognito. La vita segreta della mente

What does drug withdrawal have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time, but other memories? How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? Why did many people in the 1980s mistakenly perceive book pages to be slightly red in colour? Why is the world’s best archer armless? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts, just as we do our fingers and toes? Why do we dream at night, and what does that have to do with the rotation of the planet? The answer to these questions is right behind our eyes. The greatest technology we have ever discovered on this planet is the three-pound organ carried around in the vault of the skull. This book is not simply about what the brain is, but what it does. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it’s made of, but in the way those parts unceasingly re-weave themselves in an electric, living fabric. Surf the leading edge of neuroscience atop the anecdotes and metaphors that have made Eagleman one of the best scientific translators of our generation. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new discoveries from Eagleman’s own laboratory, from synaesthesia to dreaming to wearable neurotech devices that revolutionize how we think about the senses.

This enlightening examination of creativity looks “at art and science together to examine how innovations . . . build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending” (The Wall Street Journal) The Runaway Species is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to innovate. David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt seek to answer the question: what lies at the heart of humanity’s ability—and drive—to create? Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? Eagleman and Brandt examine hundreds of examples of human creativity through dramatic storytelling and stunning images in this beautiful, full–color volume. By drawing out what creative acts have in common and viewing them through the lens of cutting–edge neuroscience, they uncover the essential elements of this critical human ability, and encourage a more creative future for all of us. “The Runaway Species approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.” —The Economist

How Human Creativity Remakes the World

The Runaway Species

Unindo arte, ciência e cotidiano, neurocientista e compositor exploram origens e processos por trás da inovação em um livro que deu origem a série de mesmo nome disponível na Netflix O que guarda-chuvas, sinfonias, viagens espaciais, estádios de futebol, os quadros de Picasso e o calendário têm em comum? Todos foram concebidos, desenvolvidos e aperfeiçoados pelo poder da criatividade humana. Em um passeio pelas criações que tornaram o mundo o que ele é hoje, o compositor Anthony Brandt e o neurocientista David Eagleman explicam os elos entre a criatividade na arte, na ciência e na tecnologia e mostram as rotinas básicas do “software da inovação” em funcionamento. Descrevendo as ferramentas e as estratégias responsáveis pela irrefreável inventividade de nossa espécie, Como o cérebro cria oferece inúmeros exemplos de como todos os atos criativos resultam das mesmas operações cerebrais aplicadas a algo que já existia. Neste mergulho profundo na mente criativa, Eagleman e Brandt tentam responder à pergunta: O que está por trás da capacidade — e do desejo — dos seres humanos de inventar? Ao mesmo tempo uma celebração do espírito humano e um vislumbre de como podemos melhorar o futuro ao abraçarmos nossa criatividade, o livro apresenta surpresas e curiosidades, além de dicas sobre como produzir ideias de sucesso.

Como o cérebro cria

Jonathan Downar

Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective captures the excitement of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience by focusing on fundamental scientific principles, patterns, and ways of thinking. Brain and Behavior is clear and vibrant writing, with fascinating real-life examples and applications that help to emphasize the dynamically changing nature of the brain. This text covers a wide territory critical for understanding the brain, from the basics of the nervous system to the sensory and motor systems, sleep, language, memory, emotions and motivation, social cognition, and brain disorders. Throughout the narrative, the authors emphasize the dynamically changing nature of the brain, through the mechanisms of neuroplasticity. The text pulls together the best current knowledge about the brain while acknowledging current areas of ignorance and pointing students toward the most promising directions for future research.

Brain and Behavior

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.)

The Story of You

oder warum Gott Frankenstein liest

Fast im Jenseits

Мозг. Ваша личная история

Sum is a stunning exploration of funny and unexpected afterlives that have never been considered—each presented as a vignette that offers a lens through which to see ourselves here and now. In one afterlife, you find that God is the size of a microbe and is unaware of your existence. In another, you work as a background character in other people's dreams. Or you may find that the afterlife contains only those people whom you remember. The stories in Sum are rooted in romance, science, and awe: a mixture of death, hope, computers, immortality, love, biology, and desire that cuts through human nature at new and exciting angles.

40 Tales From The Afterlives

Chinese edition of SUM: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. A neuroscientist writes 40 stories, or rather, scenarios of afterlife that each one of us humans may live. He uses dark humor and wit to interpret the afterlife by way of how we lived this life. A great little book to carry around and read one story at a time. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

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