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Born Knowing

Imprinting and the Origins of Knowledge

by Giorgio Vallortigara

ISBN: 9780262548571

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 6, 2024

An expert on the brain argues that the mind is not a blank slate and that much early behavior is biologically predisposed rather than learned.

Altered States of Consciousness

Experiences Out of Time and Self

by Marc Wittmann

Translated by Philippa Hurd

ISBN: 9780262546089

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 7, 2023

What altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.

Seeing the Mind

Spectacular Images from Neuroscience, and What They Reveal about Our Neuronal Selves

by Stanislas Dehaene

ISBN: 9780262048446

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 31, 2023

A lavishly illustrated and accessibly explained deep dive into the major new findings from cognitive neuroscience.

The Brain in Motion

From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function

by Sten Grillner

ISBN: 9780262048200

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 31, 2023

An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution.

Sculptor and Destroyer

Tales of Glutamate—the Brain's Most Important Neurotransmitter

by Mark P. Mattson

ISBN: 9780262048187

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 22, 2023

The fascinating story of glutamate, the neurotransmitter that controls the structure and function of the brain in health and neurological disorders.

Bayesian Models of Perception and Action

An Introduction

by Wei Ji Ma, Konrad Paul Kording and Daniel Goldreich

ISBN: 9780262047593

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 8, 2023

An accessible introduction to constructing and interpreting Bayesian models of perceptual decision-making and action.

Biological Intelligence for Biomimetic Robots

An Introduction to Synthetic Neuroethology

by Joseph Ayers

ISBN: 9780262048149

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: June 13, 2023

An introduction to how neuroethology can inform the development of robots controlled by synaptic networks instead of algorithms, from a pioneer in biorobotics.