A Day in the Life of the Brain: The Neuroscience of Consciousness from Dawn Till Dusk
Autor Baroness Susan Greenfielden Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 apr 2017
What happens in our brains when we wake up, savour a meal or a glass of wine, walk the dog, stare at a screen, daydream or sleep? World-renowned neuroscientist Susan Greenfield draws on her own pioneering research to illuminate the mystery of consciousness, and how our brains make us who we are.
'Offers tantalising clues to the universe inside our heads' Rob Kingston,Sunday Times, Science Books of the Year
'One of the few brain researchers making a serious effort to investigate the rich continuum of conscious thoughts and feelings that underlie every moment of our waking lives' Clive Cookson,Financial Times
'An illuminating, engrossing journey'Nature
'Her writing is clear, sharp, devoid of difficult jargon and chatty. The brain's complexity comes across vividly' Anil Ananthaswamy,New Scientist
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141976341
ISBN-10: 0141976349
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 8pp colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141976349
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 8pp colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
BaronessSusan
GreenfieldCBE
is
a
Senior
Research
Fellow
at
Lincoln
College,
Oxford
University.
A
scientist,
writer,
broadcaster
and
Cross-Bench
member
in
the
House
of
Lords,
she
has
been
the
recipient
of
32
honorary
degrees
from
both
British
and
foreign
universities,
and
of
many
awards
including
Chevalier
Legion
d'Honneur
from
the
French
Government
and
an
Honorary
Fellowship
from
the
Royal
College
of
Physicians,
as
well
as
being
selected
as
Honorary
Australian
of
the
Year
in
2006.
Recenzii
[Greenfield
is]
often
described
as
the
foremost
female
scientist
in
Britain,
but
is
one
of
the
best
of
any
gender,
anywhere,
at
getting
complicated
ideas
across