Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World
Frith, Chris
ISBN 10: 1405160225 ISBN 13: 9781405160223
Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2007
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Synopsis:
Written by one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.
- Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brain
- Demonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and physical comes to us through models created by our brain
- Shows how the brain makes communication of ideas from one mind to another possible
About the Author: Chris Frith is Professor in Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London. His publications include Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction (2003, with Eve C. Johnstone) and The Neuroscience of Social Interaction (2004, edited with Daniel Wolpert).
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates ...
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good