David Eagleman Livres

Notre cerveau travaille... incognito. En effet, ce que nous faisons, pensons, croyons, emane souvent de parties de notre cerveau auxquelles nous n'avons pas acces, d'une activite dont nous ne sommes pas conscients. Mais si la conscience n'est que la partie emergee de cet iceberg, qu'y a-t-il en dessous ? David Eagleman sonde dans cet ouvrage les profondeurs de l'inconscient. Derriere le je qui croit souvent faire la loi, se dissimule une masse considerable de donnees doublee d'un traitement magistral (de toutes ces donnees) - tout cela accompli de facon la plupart du temps inconsciente par des milliards de neurones et leurs multiples connexions. Ce que nous considerons comme des dons naturels, telle notre capacite a distinguer un arc-en-ciel ou celle d'entendre par hasard notre nom dans une conversation que l'on ne suit pas, est en fait le resultat d'un remarquable circuit neuronal, biologique et cognitif. Un voyage passionnant et limpide dans l'inconscient.

From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life. "An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and thought-provoking." —Nature Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human? In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality. Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you. Color illustrations throughout.

In this collection that offers a mixture of dark humor, witty quips, and unsettling observations about the human psyche, Eagleman offers 40 short tales that explore the afterlife.

A remarkable account of the brain's plasticity, from the internationally bestselling author.

La 4e de couverture indique : "he brain is typically portrayed as an organ with a map of regions dedicated to specific tasks. But, says acclaimed neuroscientist and bestselling author David Eagleman, that textbook model is wrong. The brain is a dynamic system; the connections between its cells are constantly blossoming, dying and reconfiguring. Drawing on up-to-the-minute research, Eagleman takes us on a fascinating journey into brain plasticity to discover how a child can function with one half of his brain removed and how a blind mountain climber can use an electrode grid on his tongue to 'see'. He proves how the brain optimizes its circuitry based on the tasks relevant to goals and survival and how this knowledge opens the door to dazzling new technologies. The magic of our brains lies in the way they unceasingly re-weave themselves to form an electric, living fabric. Eagleman gets to the heart of who we are and how the brain plasticity revolution is lighting up the path of the future by analysing how our most vital organ works in a way that has never been done before."

Kniha shrnuje neurovědeckou literaturu a bádání do několika klíčových bodů, přičemž nabízí nové hypotézy a pohled do budoucnosti. Lidský druh ovládl svět díky samosíťovacímu triku, který nám poskytla příroda. Základní myšlenka samosíťování (livewiring) spočívá v tom, že mozek není třeba složitě programovat; místo toho mu nastavíme základní prvky a necháme ho, aby se sám rozvíjel a reagoval na okolí. Kniha shrnuje desetiletí výzkumu tohoto fenoménu a přináší nové poznatky z Eaglemanovy laboratoře, od synestezie a snění až po neurotechnologická zařízení, která mění naše smysly. Je první, která se zabývá tím, jak mozek toto samosíťování provádí a jaké to má důsledky pro náš život a budoucnost. Odpovídá na otázky, které dosud nebyly vědecky zodpovězeny, jako například proč lidé v osmdesátých letech viděli stránky knih jako načervenalé, nebo jak může nevidomý člověk "vidět" jazykem. Kniha tak přináší fascinující pohled na fungování mozku a jeho schopnost přizpůsobit se a měnit se.

In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are just some of the 150 questions that the world's best scientific minds answer with elegant simplicity. With contributions from Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Nassim Taleb, Brian Eno, Steven Pinker, and more, everything is explained in fun, uncomplicated terms that make the most complex concepts easy to comprehend.

Dopo aver commesso un errore terribile e imperdonabile, Eva lascia Boston nel tentativo di fuggire dai ricordi dolorosi. Sperando che una vita isolata possa aiutarla a ritrovare se stessa, affitta un'antica casa di un capitano sulla costa per finire il suo libro. Ma anche qui non c'è pace: di notte sente strani rumori e visioni inquietanti la visitano. Quando la storia di questa casa viene alla luce, si scopre che tutte le donne che vi hanno abitato in precedenza sono misteriosamente morte o scomparse senza lasciare traccia. E in questo è coinvolto il primo proprietario della casa, un capitano, il cui fantasma disturba l'isolamento di Eva, desiderando o di distruggerla o di salvarla...