This title is printed in full color throughout. From one of the most original and influential neuroscientists at work today, here is an exploration of consciousness unlike any other—as told by Galileo, who opened the way for the objectivity of science and is now intent on making subjective experience a part of science as well. Galileo’s journey has three parts, each with a d...(展开全部)

This title is printed in full color throughout. From one of the most original and influential neuroscientists at work today, here is an exploration of consciousness unlike any other—as told by Galileo, who opened the way for the objectivity of science and is now intent on making subjective experience a part of science as well. Galileo’s journey has three parts, each with a d...(展开全部)

Bringing order and relevance to the cascade of recent brain findings, Dr John Ratey explains the brain's most important systems, the role they play in determining how we interact with the world and the ways in which we can influence their operations for the better. Throughout, he illustrates his points with vivid and often surprising examples drawn from his own practice, resear...(展开全部)

No reader curious about our “little grey cells” will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling’s brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience―examining the progress we’ve made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries havin...(展开全部)

No reader curious about our “little grey cells” will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling’s brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience―examining the progress we’ve made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries havin...(展开全部)

麗莎．瑪格內莉（Lisa Margonelli） 傑出記者與作家。目前是新美國基金會的爾灣會員，曾為《舊金山記事報》《連線雜誌》《商業2.0雜誌》《發現》《Jane》雜誌撰文，獲頒日舞影展學院獎學金，以及北加州職業記者協會頒發的傑出新聞工作獎。目前住在加州奧克蘭。

作者：布雷特·斯特卡 2005年获得弗吉尼亚大学医学博士学位，2006年在纽约西奈山医学院的生物精神病学实验室完成博士后工作。曾是《医景》（Medscape，WebMD的子公司）主编，美国国家电视台（NPR）和《环球科学》杂志的定期撰稿人，并且给Wired、Slate和Popular Mechanics撰写关于大脑和基因组学、神经科学、精神病学及进化学的文章。

作者：布雷特·斯特卡 2005年获得弗吉尼亚大学医学博士学位，2006年在纽约西奈山医学院的生物精神病学实验室完成博士后工作。曾是《医景》（Medscape，WebMD的子公司）主编，美国国家电视台（NPR）和《环球科学》杂志的定期撰稿人，并且给Wired、Slate和Popular Mechanics撰写关于大脑和基因组学、神经科学、精神病学及进化学的文章。

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Is there a right way to study how the brain works? Following the empiricist’s tradition, the most common approach involves the study of neural reactions to stimuli presented by an experimenter. This ‘outside-in’ method fueled a generation of brain research and now must confront hidden assumptions about causation and concepts that may not hold neatly for systems that act and rea...(展开全部)