The secret life of the mind
Subtitle: how your brain thinks, feels, and decides
By: Mariano Sigman
Edition: First North American edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780316549622
Subjects: Brain; Popular works; Neurosciences
Work titles: Vida secreta de la mente
Description: A leading neuroscientist draws on physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and other disciplines to explain the inner workings of the human brain and explore the role of neuroscience in daily life.
Notes: Translation from the Spanish of: Vida secreta de la mente.

"Originally published in Buenos Aires and Barcelona by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A. in 2015"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index.
Table of contents: title: The origin of thought: how do babies think and communicate, and how can we understand them better?; title: The fuzzy borders of identity: what defines our choices and allows us to trust other people and our own decisions?; title: The machine that constructs reality: how does consciousness emerge in the brain and how are we governed by our unconscious?; title: Voyages of consciousness (or consciousness tripping): what happens in the brain as we dream; is it possible for us to decipher, control, and manipulate our dreams?; title: The brain is constantly transforming: what makes our brain more or less predisposed to change?; title: Educated brains: how can we use what we have learned about the brain and human thought to improve education?.