The Mind | Book Series

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