The Instant Egghead’s Guide to the Mind(Scale Out) 速效智者
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作者: Emily Anthes,Steve Mirsky 著
出 版 社: 中国科学技术大学出版社
出版时间: 2008-12-1字数:版次: 1页数: 220印刷时间:开本: 32开印次: 1纸张:I S B N : 9780312386382包装: 平装编辑推荐
作者简介:
EMILY ANTHES is a freelance science journalist. Her work has appeared in Seed, Scientific American Mind, Discover, Slate, Good, New York, and the Boston Globe. She has a master's degree in science writing from MIT and a bachelor's degree in the history of science and medicine from Yale, where she also studied creative writing. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
STEVE MIRSKY has written the Anti-Gravity column for Scientific American since 1995. In 2006 he launched the daily Scientific American podcast, "60-Second Science," with tens of thousands of listeners and millions of downloads to date.
内容简介
Everything from neurons to consciousness in the blink of an eye (which takes 300 milliseconds).
Take a “fantastic voyage” through the whorls and curves of the human brain, no miniaturization required. Learn everything from how quickly you can possibly think (and that left-handed people think faster) to why being bad feels so good (yes, there’s a biochemical explanation).
Whether you're a fan of Scientific American’s wildly popular "60-Second Science" podcast or just curious about science, you’re going to love the tingly way your synapses feel after enjoying the same bite-sized knowledge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind.
目录
Foreword
CHAPTER ONE ALL IN YOUR HEAD: BRAIN STRUCTURE
Neurons
Neuron Communication
Glia
Spinal Cord
Brain Stem and Cerebellum
Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Pituitary
Cerebrum
Cerebral Cortex
Hemispheres of the Brain
Whole Brain Brain Imaging
CHAPTER TWO MINDING YOUR BUSINESS:BASIC FUNCTIONS
Body Regulation
Circadian Rhythms
Sleep
Dreaming
Eating
Sex
Movement
Mirror Neurons
Touch
Sensing Pain
Sensing Temperature
Smell
Pheromones
Taste
Hearing
Vision
Synesthesia
Stress
CHAPTHR THRRH GOING MENTAL:HIGHER FUNCTIONS
Learning and Memory
Types of Memory
False Memories
Emotion
Fear
Happiness
Humor and Laughter
Love and Attachment
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CHAPTHR FOUR YOU BREAK IT ,YOU BUY IT:PROBLEMS IN THE BRAIN
CHAPTHR FIVE IT'S (USUALLY) NOT BRAIN SURGERY:MENDING THE MIND
CHAPTHR SIX THE POWER OF NURTURE:CHANGING BRAINS
CHAPTER SEVEN AMIND OF ONE'S OWN:INDIVIDUAL BRAINS