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Out of your mind : the biggest mysteries of the human brain / Jorge Cham & Dwayne Godwin.

Cham, Jorge, (author.). Godwin, Dwayne, 1961- (author.).

Summary:
The best-selling author, online cartoonist, and creator of We Have No Idea joins a neuroscientist on a journey into the fascinating world of the human brain.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593317358
  • ISBN: 0593317351
  • Physical Description: viii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-356).
Formatted Contents Note:
A mindful introduction -- Where is the mind? -- Why do we love? -- Why do we hate? -- Comic interlude: A primer on fear -- Will an AI take my job? -- What are the limits of memory? -- Comic interlude: A primer on Alzheimer's disease -- What is addiction? -- Comic interlude: The case of the addicted detective -- What is consciousness? -- What makes us happy? -- Do we have free will? -- Comic interlude: What makes something funny? -- What happens when we die? -- What makes us human? -- A brainy conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- For further exploration.
Subject: Brain.
Neurosciences.
Genre: Informational works.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library 612.82 (Text) 33062009969701 New Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 02/25/2025


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