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A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
The Evolution of Life and Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262049023
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A panoramic view of the evolution of life on our planet, from its origins to humanity's future.
The Frontal Cortex
Organization, Networks, and Function
ISBN: 9780262549530
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
An in-depth investigation of the structure, neuronal mechanisms, and computations of the frontal lobe that enable higher-level thought.
The Science of Sadness
A New Understanding of Emotion
ISBN: 9780262547772
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
An accessible, scientific account of grief, melancholy, and nostalgia in human life and their broader lessons for understanding emotions in general.
The Heart of the Brain
The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones
ISBN: 9780262551939
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 30, 2024
How hormonal signals in one small structure of the brain—the hypothalamus—govern our physiology and behavior.
The Creative Brain
Myths and Truths
ISBN: 9780262548007
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 30, 2024
A nuanced, science-based understanding of the creative mind that dispels the pervasive myths we hold about the human brain—but also uncovers the truth at their cores.
Sentience
The Invention of Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262548311
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 2, 2024
The story of a quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness from a leading theoretical psychologist.
Modeling Neural Circuits Made Simple with Python
ISBN: 9780262548083
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 19, 2024
An accessible undergraduate textbook in computational neuroscience that provides an introduction to the mathematical and computational modeling of neurons and networks of neurons.
Body Am I
The New Science of Self-Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262548366
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena.
The Brain Abstracted
Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience
ISBN: 9780262548045
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
An exciting, new framework for interpreting the philosophical significance of neuroscience.
A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
The Evolution of Life and Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262049023
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A panoramic view of the evolution of life on our planet, from its origins to humanity's future.
The Frontal Cortex
Organization, Networks, and Function
ISBN: 9780262549530
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
An in-depth investigation of the structure, neuronal mechanisms, and computations of the frontal lobe that enable higher-level thought.
The Science of Sadness
A New Understanding of Emotion
ISBN: 9780262547772
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
An accessible, scientific account of grief, melancholy, and nostalgia in human life and their broader lessons for understanding emotions in general.
The Heart of the Brain
The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones
ISBN: 9780262551939
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 30, 2024
How hormonal signals in one small structure of the brain—the hypothalamus—govern our physiology and behavior.
The Creative Brain
Myths and Truths
ISBN: 9780262548007
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 30, 2024
A nuanced, science-based understanding of the creative mind that dispels the pervasive myths we hold about the human brain—but also uncovers the truth at their cores.
Sentience
The Invention of Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262548311
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 2, 2024
The story of a quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness from a leading theoretical psychologist.
Modeling Neural Circuits Made Simple with Python
ISBN: 9780262548083
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 19, 2024
An accessible undergraduate textbook in computational neuroscience that provides an introduction to the mathematical and computational modeling of neurons and networks of neurons.
Body Am I
The New Science of Self-Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262548366
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena.
The Brain Abstracted
Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience
ISBN: 9780262548045
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
An exciting, new framework for interpreting the philosophical significance of neuroscience.