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        The Language of the Face

        The Language of the Face

        The Language of the Face

        Stories of Its Uniquely Expressive Features

        by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi

        ISBN: 9780262047531

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 7, 2023

        A broad and riveting cultural history of physiognomy, exploring how the desire to divine deeper meaning from our looks has compelled humans for millennia.
        How Your Brain Works

        How Your Brain Works

        How Your Brain Works

        Neuroscience Experiments for Everyone

        by Greg Gage and Tim Marzullo

        ISBN: 9780262544382

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 25, 2022

        Discover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system using DIY, hands-on experiments, for all ages. No MD or PhD required!
        The Exquisite Machine

        The Exquisite Machine

        The Exquisite Machine

        The New Science of the Heart

        by Sian E. Harding

        ISBN: 9780262047142

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 20, 2022

        How science is opening up the mysteries of the heart, revealing the poetry in motion within the machine.
        The Hidden Life of the Basal Ganglia

        The Hidden Life of the Basal Ganglia

        The Hidden Life of the Basal Ganglia

        At the Base of Brain and Mind

        by Hagai Bergman

        ISBN: 9780262543118

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 12, 2021

        The anatomy and physiology of the basal ganglia and their relation to brain and behavior, disorders and therapies, and philosophy of mind and moral values.
        Running Smart

        Running Smart

        Running Smart

        How Science Can Improve Your Endurance and Performance

        by Mariska van Sprundel

        Translated by Danny Guinan

        ISBN: 9780262542449

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 14, 2021

        A science writer and recreational runner explores the science behind popularly held beliefs about shoes, injuries, nutrition, “runner's high,” and more.
        The Body Fantastic

        The Body Fantastic

        The Body Fantastic

        by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi

        Foreword by John Banville

        ISBN: 9780262045889

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 10, 2021

        The body in dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the fantastic as expressions of human corporeality.
        Perceptual Learning

        Perceptual Learning

        Perceptual Learning

        How Experience Shapes Visual Perception

        by Barbara Dosher and Zhong-Lin Lu

        ISBN: 9780262044561

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 13, 2020

        A comprehensive and integrated introduction to the phenomena and theories of perceptual learning, focusing on the visual domain.
        The Human Advantage

        The Human Advantage

        The Human Advantage

        How Our Brains Became Remarkable

        by Suzana Herculano-Houzel

        ISBN: 9780262533539

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 21, 2017

        Why our human brains are awesome, and how we left our cousins, the great apes, behind: a tale of neurons and calories, and cooking.
        The Human Advantage

        The Human Advantage

        The Human Advantage

        A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable

        by Suzana Herculano-Houzel

        ISBN: 9780262034258

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 18, 2016

        Why our human brains are awesome, and how we left our cousins, the great apes, behind: a tale of neurons and calories, and cooking.
        Functional Connections of Cortical Areas

        Functional Connections of Cortical Areas

        Functional Connections of Cortical Areas

        A New View from the Thalamus

        by S. Murray Sherman and R. W. Guillery

        ISBN: 9780262019309

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 9, 2013

        Two leading authorities on thalamocortical connections consider how the neural circuits of the brain relate to our actions and perceptions.
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