Mind wide open : your brain and the neuroscience of everyday life / Steven Johnson.
Mind wide open : your brain and the neuroscience of everyday life / Steven Johnson.
Mind wide open : your brain and the neuroscience of everyday life / Steven Johnson.
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New York : Scribner, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N612.82/80
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English
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ix, 274 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Preface: Kafka's Room -- 1. Mind Sight -- 2. The Sum of My Fears -- 3. Your Attention, Please -- 4. Survival of the Ticklish -- 5. The Hormones Talking -- 6. Scan Thyself -- Conclusion: Mind Wide Open.
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New York : Scribner, 2004.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"Johnson's clear, engaging explanation of the physical functions of the brain reveals not only the broad strokes of our aptitudes and fears, our skills and weaknesses and desires, but also the momentary brain phenomena that a whole human life comprises. Why, when hearing a tale of woe, do we sometimes smile inappropriately, even if we don't want to...
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Mind wide open : your brain and the neuroscience of everyday life / Steven Johnson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N612.82/80
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74VKDzyyN4jA
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0743241657
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612.82
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991018975019702626
