{"product_id":"the-brain","title":"The Brain","description":"Review\n\n\"The hottest thing in neuroscience\" (THE TIMES)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"On every page of The Brain there is a revelation so fantastic as to make one gasp\" (STEPHEN FRY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating\" (SUNDAY TIMES)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The rock star of neuroscience\" (TELEGRAPH) --Telegraph\n\n\"Clear, engaging and thought-provoking\" (NATURE) --Nature\n\n\"If neuroscience had a rock legend this would be him\" (RUBY WAX) --Ruby Wax\n\nProduct Description\n\n'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'\nJoin renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, genocide, brain surgery, robotics, and the search for immortality. On the way, amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see: you.\n\nBook Description\n\nBestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' (The Times), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening journey into the world of the brain\n\nFrom the Author\n\nDavid Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Actions as well as the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law. His scientific research is published in journals from Science to Nature, and his neuroscience books include: Live-Wired: The Shapeshifting Plasticity of the Brain; Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia; and Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Canongate 2011). He is also the author of an internationally bestselling book of fiction, Sum: Tales from the Afterlives (Canongate 2009).\n\nFrom the Inside Flap\n\n'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'\n\nJoin renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, genocide, brain surgery, robotics, and the search for immortality. On the way, amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see: you.\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\n'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'\n\nJoin renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, genocide, brain surgery, robotics, and the search for immortality. On the way, amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see: you.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nDavid Eagleman is an assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, where he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action as well as the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law. His scientific research is published in journals from Science to Nature, and his neuroscience books include Re-wire: The Shape-Shifting Brain and Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia. He is also the author of the international fiction bestseller, Sum, and Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain.","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40585966747733,"sku":"9781782116615N","price":6.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/28967080-d0a4-466e-a271-79ff189d4f4a.jpg?v=1681898496","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-brain","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}