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Livewired

The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

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How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? What does a baby born without a nose tell us about our sensory machinery? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts? And what does any of this have to do with why we dream?

The answers to these questions are not right in front of our eyes; they're right behind our eyes.

This book is not simply about what the brain is but what it does. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new findings from Eagleman's own research, including new discoveries in synaesthesia, dreaming and wearable neurotech devices that revolutionise how we think about the senses.

©2020 David Eagleman (P)2020 Canongate Books Ltd Biological Sciences Science Social Sciences Human Brain Inspiring Thought-Provoking Robotics Technology Computer Science
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this should be a standard book for everyone to read. thank you so much david and team!

fantastic

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really facinating insight into how the brain is constantly shifting and how there are different memory types. beautiful study findings on synesthesia.

docked 1 star for repetition of analogies and not diving deeper into the mechanics or science behind the claims. personal preference really.

Great book

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Very Informative and well researched. Even on the use of biological technology an issue I am not quite sold on the author made me consider my stance. Great book definitely worth a listen.

Interesting perspective on our internal machinery.

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a fascinating listen into the development of the human brain. Wonderfully narrated by the author.

a fascinating listen

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Fascinating insights and predictions about the brain, our potential, and the many possibilities ahead of us. Enjoyable and skillful writing and narration by the author. Loved it. Definitely recommending.

Deep dive into plasticity

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