30-second brain : the 50 most mind-blowing ideas in neuroscience, each explained in half a minute / editor, Anil Seth ; foreword by Chris Frith ; contributors, Tristan Bekinschtein [and six others].

Contributor(s):

Seth, Anil K [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Icon Books, 2018Description: 160 p. : ill.; 20 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781785783562
1785783564

Other title:

Thirty-second brain

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Popular works.

DDC classification:

612.8233 SET 23

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	612.8233 SET (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100639633

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 than two pages, 300 words and an illustration, 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 grey matter thinking about your grey matter.

Originally published: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dr Anil Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at University of Sussex, where he leads multidisciplinary research across neuroscience, psychology, and computer science, with a focus on understanding the biological basis of conscious experience - a key challenge for 21st century science He is also Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He has published more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters, has lectured and written widely on neuroscience for a general audience, and his research has been covered in a wide range of media, including the Guardian and New Scientist.