Overview:
In The Mind, the world’s leading psychologists and biologists explain the complex workings of the mind and brain. Contributors and topics include:
• “Organs of Computation” by Steven Pinker (Harvard; author of How the Mind Works): A tour of the human brain and how the mind operates
• “You Can’t Be a Sweet Cucumber in a Vinegar Barrel” by Philip Zimbardo (Stanford, author of The Lucifer Effect): on how your environment impacts your personality
• “The Neurology Of Self-Awareness” by V. S. Ramachandran (UCSB, author of Phantoms in the Brain): on the question of the self–i. e. Who are “you”? and how do you know who you are?
• “Philosophy in the Flesh” by George Lakoff (UC Berkeley, author of Don’t Think of an Elephant) on the mind-body “problem”
• Plus essays on memory, consciousness, the formation of personality, the brain’s development and more.
Author:
Brené Brown
Published In:
31 October 2016
