| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 176 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"How neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces, neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, epigenetics, the internet, and our own minds are stimulating and enhancing the future of mental power"--Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and index. |
| Summary |
Judith Horstman presents a highly informative and entertaining look at the future of your brain, based on articles from Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines, and the work of today's visionary neuroscientists. --from publisher description |
| Contents |
You changeable brain: neuroscientists, neuroplasticity -- Boosting your brain power -- Manipulating your memory -- Digital you: what the digital explosion is doing to your iBrain -- Looking inside your brain: the magic of neuroimaging -- Rewriting the brain electric -- Your bionic brain: the merging of brain with machines -- The possible dreams: stem cells, gene therapy, and nanotechnology -- Neuroethics: facing the dark side -- The past is prologue: to the future. |
| Subject |
Brain.
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Brain -- Metabolism.
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Brain -- Physiology.
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Neurophysiology.
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| Added Title |
Brave new brain |
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Scientific American.
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| ISBN |
9780470376249 cloth |
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0470376244 cloth |
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