- It
- is
- the
- most
- complex
- and
- mysterious
- object
- in
- the
- universe.
- Covered
- by
- a
- dull
- grey
- membrane,
- it
- resembles
- a
- gigantic,
- convoluted
- fungus.
- Its
- inscrutability
- has
- captivated
- scientists,
- philosophers
- and
- artists
- for
- centuries.
- It
- is,
- of
- course,
- the
- human
- brain.With
- the
- help
- of
- science
- we
- can
- now
- begin
- to
- understand
- the
- extraordinary
- complexity
- of
- the
- brain's
- circuits:
- we
- can
- see
- which
- nerve
- cells
- generate
- electricity
- as
- we
- fall
- in
- love,
- tell
- a
- lie
- or
- dream
- of
- a
- lottery
- win.
- And
- inside
- the
- 100
- billion
- cells
- of
- this
- rubbery
- network
- is
- something
- remarkable:
- you.In
- this
- entertaining
- and
- accessible
- book,
- Robert
- Winston
- takes
- us
- deep
- into
- the
- workings
- of
- the
- human
- mind
- and
- shows
- how
- our
- emotions
- and
- personality
- are
- the
- result
- of
- genes
- and
- environment.
- He
- explains
- how
- memories
- are
- formed
- and
- lost,
- how
- the
- ever-changing
- brain
- is
- responsible
- for
- toddler
- tantrums
- and
- teenage
- angst,
- plus
- he
- reveals
- the
- truth
- behind
- extra-sensory
- perception,
- déjà
- vu
- and
- out-of-body
- experiences.
- He
- also
- tells
- us
- how
- to
- boost
- our
- intelligence,
- how
- to
- tap
- into
- creative
- powers
- we
- never
- knew
- we
- had,
- how
- to
- break
- old
- habits
- and
- keep
- our
- brain
- fit
- and
- active
- as
- we
- enter
- old
- age.The
- human
- mind
- is
- all
- we
- have
- to
- help
- us
- to
- understand
- it.
- Paradoxically,
- it
- is
- possible
- that
- science
- may
- never
- quite
- explain
- everything
- about
- this
- extraordinary
- mechanism
- that
- makes
- each
- of
- us unique.
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