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30-Second Brain : the 50 Most Mind-blowing Ideas in Neuroscience, Each Explained in Half a Minute by editor Anil Seth, foreword by Chris Frith, contributors: Tristan Bekinschtein [and six others] is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is 30-Second Brain : the 50 Most Mind-blowing Ideas in Neuroscience, Each Explained in Half a Minute about?
Are we all at the mercy of our brain chemistry? Do you think that the amygdala and the hippocampus are fantastical sea monsters? What can an MRI scan tell us? Could you explain to dinner-party guests why we don't giggle when we tickle ourselves? 30-Second Brain is here to fill your mind with the science of exactly what's happening inside your head. Using no more that two pages, 300 words, and a single picture, this is the quickest way to understand the wiring and function of the most complex and intricate mechanism in the human body. Discover how the networks of 90 billion nerve cells work together to produce perception, action, cognition, and emotion. Explore how your brain defines your personality, and what it gets up to while you are asleep. Illustrated with mind-bending graphics and supported by biographies of pioneers in the field of neuroscience, it's the book to get your gray matter thinking about your gray matter.**
Who reads 30-Second Brain : the 50 Most Mind-blowing Ideas in Neuroscience, Each Explained in Half a Minute?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- editor Anil Seth, foreword by Chris Frith, contributors: Tristan Bekinschtein [and six others]
- Publisher
- Sterling
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781435147843
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science, Medical
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
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