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The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To
Paperback / softback
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The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dean Burnett
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:336 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | General Popular science Neurosciences |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781783350827
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Classifications | Dewey:612.82 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Guardian Faber Publishing
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Imprint |
Guardian Faber Publishing
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Publication Date |
2 March 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Motion sickness. Nightmares. Forgetting people's names. Why did I walk into this room?? For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganised. In The Idiot Brain neuroscientist Dean Burnett celebrates the imperfections of the human brain in all their glory, and the impact of these quirks on our daily lives. Expertly researched and entertainingly written, this book is for anyone who has wondered why their brain seems to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to.
Author Biography
Dr Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist working as a tutor and lecturer based at Cardiff University's Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences. He has been dabbling in stand-up and comedy writing for over a decade.His Guardian Science blog, 'Brain Flapping', has been viewed over 13 million times in the last three years.
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