Anil Seth

30-Second Brain

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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.

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189 printed pages
Original publication
2014
Publication year
2014
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  • Chalialiachrafhas quoted6 years ago
    the Obvious How We Pick Up a Cup
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    Breathe. Shrink that amygdala, enhance that prefrontal cortex. There is no downside to meditation. Om.
  • ☁️ ursula ☁️has quoted6 years ago
    Meditation even reduces the need for sleep. Due to its stress-reducing properties, meditation is increasingly being used as a clinical tool, relieving symptoms of chronic pain, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and other conditions.

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