Livewired/ The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

Livewired is a health book by author David Eagleman.
Eagleman turns the secrets of brain adaptability into a truly fascinating page-turner.
What does drug addiction have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time but other memories? How can a blind man learn to see with his tongue, or can a deaf man learn to hear with his skin? Will we one day be able to control robots with our thoughts, just like we control our fingers and toes? Why do we dream at night and what does that have to do with the Earth’s rotation?

The most amazing technology we’ve ever discovered on our planet is a three-pound organ carried in the dome of the skull. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts that make it up, but in the way those parts constantly renew themselves in a living, electrical fabric.

In Livewired, you’ll skim through the leading edge of neuroscience based on the anecdotes and metaphors that have made David Eagleman one of the finest science translators of our generation. Livewired also presents new discoveries from Eagleman’s own lab, from anesthesia to dreams to wearable neurotechnological devices that revolutionize the way we think about the senses.

Fascinating book about how the brain works. Made me think about neuroscience in a completely different way. The book uses concrete examples in a way that makes information accessible. The book deals with a lot of complex issues, but the writing is clear and engaging. I highly recommend this to people who want to think about how the brain works, education, how we learn, why we are different and why we are who we are.

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