Brainscapes: An Atlas of Your Life on Earth

Author(s): Rebecca Schwarzlose

Science

A trailblazing journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action all depend on 'maps' etched into your gray matter - and how technology can use these maps to read your mind.


Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain's surfaces are actual schematic images of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Scientists first began uncovering these maps over a century ago, but we are only now beginning to unlock their secrets. Our inner cartography distorts and shapes our experience of the world, supporting complex thought, and making technology-enabled mind-reading a reality.


The maps in our brain raise important questions about what is real, what is fair, and what is private. They shine a light on our past and our possible futures, and invite us to view ourselves from a startling new perspective.


In Brainscapes, Rebecca Schwarzlose combines unforgettable real-life stories, cutting-edge research, and vivid illustrations to reveal brain maps' surprising lessons about our place in the world - and the world's place within us.

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General Fields

  • : 9781788160520
  • : Profile Books Limited
  • : Profile Books Ltd
  • : 0.622
  • : April 2021
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 320
  • : 612.8
  • : English
  • : 2109
  • : Hardback
  • : Rebecca Schwarzlose