Waubonsee Community College

Livewired, the inside story of the ever-changing brain, David Eagleman

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-286) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Livewired

bibliography

1119500235

David Eagleman

the inside story of the ever-changing brain

"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"--, Provided by publisher

The delicate pink magisterium -- Just add world -- The inside mirrors the outside -- Wrapping around the inputs -- How to get a better body -- Why mattering matters -- Why love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation -- Balancing on the edge of change -- Why is it harder to teach old dogs new tricks? -- Remember when -- The wolf and the Mars rover -- Finding Ötzi's long-lost love