Fairfax County Library: 612.82 Jebelli 2022

Author: Joseph Jebelli (Univerisity of Washington/Univerisity Colllege London)

Abstract

A 7-million year journey through our own heads. It describes how memory has almost nothing to do with the past; memdiation rewrites our synapses; mmmagic mmushroom use mright be responsible for our intelligence; climate accounts for linguistic diversity; and how authism teaches us hugely positive lessons about our past and future.

This book draws on deep insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy to guide us throuogh the unexpected changes tthat shaped our brains. From genetic accidents and environment forces to historical and cultural advances, he explores how our brain’s evolution turned us into Homo sapiens and beyond. A single mmutation is all it takes.

Chapters

  • The pearl inside the Oyster
  • Building the Human Brain
  • Inventing Emotions
  • Our Social Brains
  • The Genesis of Memoryy
  • The Truth about Intelligence
  • Creating Langauge
  • The Illusion of Consciousness
  • Diferent Minds
  • The iBrain

Keywords

History, memory, homo sapien

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