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In this Audible Original, Ruby Wax hunts down her heroes - brain scientists - in the UK and across America, to learn more about what makes us tick: why we get stressed, how we feel pain, what makes us addicted - and has a lot of fun along the way. She faces death with Past Mortems author Carla Valentine, explores how video games affect our attention with gamification expert Gabe Zichermann, and discovers the benefits of vaginal smearing with Professor Tim Spector.

Encompassing 10 mind-blowing (pun intended) lectures, Big Questions of Neuroscience invites you on a profound journey into the secrets of the human brain. Guided by neuroscience professor Suzana Herculano-Houzel, you’ll investigate some of the most perplexing and misunderstood issues in this cutting-edge scientific field. For example: Can you actually train your brain to become more intelligent over time or are you stuck with the brain you’re born with? Why does it take so long for your human brain to develop and what might some evolutionary benefits be for that tardiness?

Sherlock Holmes, l'immortale personaggio creato da Arthur Conan Doyle, il detective che, di fronte a un enigma che sembra inspiegabile, utilizza il ragionamento e la logica per cercare di venirne a capo, è l'emblema del pensiero razionale. A tutti piacerebbe scoprire con uno sguardo come stanno veramente le cose, risolvere problemi complessi con una fumata di pipa o riconoscere al volo le bugie, ma è davvero possibile?