The true creator of everything: how the human brain shaped the universe as we know it / Miguel Nicolelis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicolelis, Miguel A. L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive neuroscience.

Creative ability.

Creative thinking.

Brain.

Neurosciences.

Cognitive Neuroscience.

Medical Subjects:

Cognitive Neuroscience.

Physical Description:

xvii, 356 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist placing the human brain at the center of humanity's universe. Renowned neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis introduces readers to a revolutionary new theory of how the human brain evolved to become an organic computer without rival in the known universe. Nicolelis undertakes the first attempt to explain the entirety of human history, culture, and civilization based on a series of recently uncovered key principles of brain function. This new cosmology is centered around three fundamental properties of the human brain: its insurmountable malleability to adapt and learn; its exquisite ability to allow multiple individuals to synchronize their minds around a task, goal, or belief; and its incomparable capacity for abstraction. Combining insights from such diverse fields as neuroscience, mathematics, evolution, computer science, physics, history, art, and philosophy, Nicolelis presents a neurobiologically based manifesto for the uniqueness of the human mind and a cautionary tale of the threats that technology poses to present and future generations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300244632

0300244630

OCLC:

1090423259