Living Circuit - Inside the Ever-Changing Brain

Live Circuit - Inside the Ever-Changing Brain Book Description From the Author of Incognito and the Brain - Your Story What do substance deprivation and a broken heart have in common? Why is the enemy of memories not time but other memories? How can an armless person be the best archer in the world? Why do we dream at night and what does this have to do with the rotation of our planet? How can a blind person learn to see with his tongue, or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? The answer to these questions lies right behind our eyes. The most advanced technology we have discovered on the planet we live in is hidden in this one and a half kilo organ that we carry around in the dark chamber of our skull. Just as the excitement of life is not about who we are, but who we are in the process of becoming, the magic of the brain lies not so much in the parts that make it up, but in how the parts constantly reweave themselves to create a dynamic and living tissue. Our brain is a variable and fluid system, just like our world. In Live Circuit, David Eagleman, one of the best science narrators of his generation, introduces us to the insight of our brain, which will change forever just by reading these lines, accompanied by the latest scientific research and interesting cases. “Eye-catching... Since Isaac Asimov, we have not encountered a scientist who considers his ideas in such a multidimensional way. It's a book that makes you wonder if Oliver Sacks and William Gibson had gotten together on Carl Sagan's porch and written it. Wall Street Journal “Eagleman presents the mystery of the brain's adaptability in a compelling and compelling way.” Khaled Hosseini (From the Promotional Bulletin)