Brain trust

Professor David Linden gathered the answers of thirty -nine leading neurobiologists to the question: "What would you like to tell people about brain work?" So this collection of popular science essays was born, expanding the idea of ​​the human brain and its capabilities. In it, specialists in human behavior, molecular genetics, evolutionary biology and comparative anatomy cover a variety of topics. Why does time in our perception flies unnoticed, then stretches for an infinitely long time? Why, driving a car, do we feel it part of our body? Why do children master many skills faster than adults? What is going on in the head of a teenager? What mechanism is responsible for our intuition? Are we able to read other people's thoughts? How do biological factors affect sexual orientation? How does the brain change under the influence of drugs? How to help the brain recover after a stroke? Finally, is it possible to ever create an artificial brain similar to the human?

The authors describe the most amazing features of the brain, honestly explaining what is known and what is not yet known to scientists about the work of the nervous system. The book will captivate everyone who is interested in the science of the brain.