More Brain Cuttings: Further Explorations of the Mind [Kindle Edition]

Carl Zimmer (Author)

Book Description

"The brain unfolds like a flower. The more I have explored neuroscience, the more it has rewarded me with new stories. In 2010, I published Brain Cuttings: Fifteen Journeys Through the Mind. Here are fifteen more journeys. In some pieces, I look at some of the surprising ways in which the brain works. In others, I consider some of the many ways the brain goes wrong. And finally, I try to look at the brain as a whole—how the 100 billion neurons add up to a person's life of the mind, and produce consciousness."  —Carl Zimmer

Product Details

• File Size: 708 KB
• Print Length: 82 pages
• Publisher: Scott & Nix, Inc. (November 1, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006C9OV1W
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,261 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun collection of essays! May 7, 2013

By Tomoki Tsuchida

Format:Kindle Edition

This is a good collection of essays that covers a wide range of brain science. As with his previous collection, the stories are all easy to read and understand for anyone with a curiosity in what the brain scientists are finding out nowadays. Since each essay is independent of each other, it has been a fantastic dinner-time reading for me. I'm sure I'll come back to this book to remind myself of all the interesting phenomena described.

More About the Author

I write books about science. Nature fascinates me, as does its history.

So far, I've written twelve books, including Parasite Rex and The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution. In addition to my books, I also write regularly about science for The New York Times, as well as for magazines including National Geographic and Wired. I've won awards for my work from the National Academies of Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. My blog, The Loom, is published by National Geographic Magazine (http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/blog/the-loom).