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304 pages ; 234 x 153 mm People are endlessly fascinated with the brain and the mind - whether to seek greater understanding about themselves or those around them or to just marvel at the brain's intricacy and the many secrets it still seems to hold. This book takes a global view of the brain and its history and future, challenging us to think differently about the brain by focusing on one key question - How Much Brain Do We Really Need? The human brain is five times larger than would be expected for our body size. To allow for such a large brain, human babies must be born earlier than other species; defenceless and unable to feed themselves or even move out of harm's way. What evolutionary advantage does all this extra brain bring? Contrary to the popular myth, we do use more than ten percent of our brains, but even modern neuroscience cannot accurately tell us how much of our brain we use at any one time, or ever. Surprisingly large amounts of brain can be lost or damaged without losing functions like language, thinking, and emotions which seem to be the core of the human experience. Does this mean we don't really need all of our brain? The brain is the most complex system we kno

Author

Barnett, Dr. Jennifer, Willett, Dr. Alexis

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group Limited; Robinson

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472138965

Subjects

Medical, Stem