BookCarl Zimmer.
Summary: The human brain has long been a mystery, but twenty-first century science is beginning to reveal some of its inner workings. With microscopes and brain scans, with psychological experiments and breakthroughs in genetics, neuroscientists are developing new theories about every aspect of our minds--from the nature of consciousness to the causes of disorders like autism and schizophrenia. In Brain Cuttings, award-winning science writer Carl Zimmer takes readers on fascinating explorations of the frontiers of research, shedding light on our innermost existence--the speed of thought, our perception o.
Contents:
Preface
"Does Shame Excite a Blush?"
The Googled Mind
The Music of Time
They Imprint Your Genes
Your Mum and Dad
Of Ether and Consciousness
Stalking the Elusive Grandmother Cell
The Flash of Desire
Two Brains in One; The Neurobiology of Zoning Out
The Brain's Dark Matter
An Intuition for Math
The Speed of Thought; Fear's Anatomy
The Mind's Eye Goes Blind
Too Clever
Selected References.