{"product_id":"three-pound-enigma-the-human-brain-and-the-quest-to-unlock-its-mysteries","title":"Three-Pound Enigma: The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThree-Pound Enigma: The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eShannon Moffett\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781565124233\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAlgonquin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe average human brain weighs three pounds--80 percent of which is water--and yet it's capable of outstripping the computational and storage capacities of the most complex computer. But how the mind works remains one of humankind's greatest mysteries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, Shannon Moffett, a Stanford medical student, takes us down the halls of neuroscience to the front lines of cutting-edge research and medicine to meet some of today's most extraordinary scientists and thinkers, all grappling with provocative questions: Why do we dream? How does memory work? How do we see? What happens when we think? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter delves into a different aspect of the brain, following the experts as they chart new ground. Moffett takes us to a lab where fMRI scans reveal the multitude of stimuli that our brains unconsciously take in; inside an operating room where a neurosurgeon removes a bullet from a patient's skull; to the lab of Christof Koch, a neuroscientist tracking individual neurons in order to crack the code of consciousness; and to a research lab where scientists are investigating the relationship between dreams and waking life. She also takes us beyond the scientific world--to a Zen monk's zendo, where she explores the effects of meditation on the brain; inside the home of a woman suffering from dissociative identity disorder; to a conference with the philosopher Daniel Dennett, who uses illusions, magic, tricks, and logic to challenge our assumptions about the mind; and to the home of the late Nobel Laureate Francis Crick, co-discoverer with James Watson of DNA's double-helix structure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with fascinating case studies and featuring a timeline that tracks the development of the brain from conception to death, \u003ci\u003eThe Three Pound Enigma\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable exploration of what it means to be human.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Three-Pound Enigma: The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries | Shannon Moffett | Book | 9781565124233 | Used: Very Good | Wellness 1559419","offer_id":50580870299906,"sku":"1559419","price":26.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71FeEbLjR6L.jpg?v=1790996924","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/three-pound-enigma-the-human-brain-and-the-quest-to-unlock-its-mysteries","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}