Brain story
Subtitle: unlocking our inner world of emotions, memories, ideas, and desires
By: Susan Greenfield.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; DK ADULT
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Brain -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Other titles: Brain story (Television program)
Description: " ... In this highly readable and often mind-boggling tour through the brain's workings, Susan Greenfield brings the reader up to date on the latest theories and controversies of neuroscience. Drawing together many different strands of research, she tackles head-on the questions that have baffled philosophers and scientists since antiquity. Where are memories stored? Are our brains a product of nature or nurture? Will we ever build thinking robots? And are free will and consciousness nothing more than illusions produced by the subconscious mind? ..."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book is published to accompany the television series, Brain Story, first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2000".