The Scientific American brave new brain
By: Judith Horstman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780470376249
Other titles: Brave new brain; Scientific American.
Description: Judith Horstman presents a highly informative and entertaining look at the future of your brain, based on articles from Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines, and the work of today's visionary neuroscientists. --from publisher description
Notes: "How neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces, neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, epigenetics, the internet, and our own minds are stimulating and enhancing the future of mental power"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-151) and index.
Table of contents: title: You changeable brain: neuroscientists, neuroplasticity; title: Boosting your brain power; title: Manipulating your memory; title: Digital you: what the digital explosion is doing to your iBrain; title: Looking inside your brain: the magic of neuroimaging; title: Rewriting the brain electric; title: Your bionic brain: the merging of brain with machines; title: The possible dreams: stem cells, gene therapy, and nanotechnology; title: Neuroethics: facing the dark side; title: The past is prologue: to the future.