The Brain

The Story of You

De: David Eagleman

Narrado por: David Eagleman

This is the story of how your life shapes your brain and how your brain shapes your life. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity.

Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are 'you'? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?

In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.

Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

"Entertaining and profound: page-turning neuroscience from a bit of a genius." (Guardian)

"Clear, engaging and thought-provoking." (Nature)

"The posterboy of neuroscience with ideas that will stretch your mind." (Observer)

Excellent summary of neurology for the layman.

I really enjoyed this book. The author delivers exactly what he promised; a high level review of this fascinating science that touches biology, physics and philosophy without going too far down any particular rabbit holes.

He does repeat himself just s little, now and again, and sometimes he labours a point when I wish he would spend more time on something like consciousness, but in just 5 hours of listening he delivers plenty of food for thought, and springboards to go diving off into related topics.

The performance is enthusiastic without taking itself too seriously, and holds your interest all the way along.

A good one - recommended.

Amazing

Brain science is extremely interesting and important. You will learn something about the reality her. I promise.

Absolutely incredible!

The book is just so engaging its hard to explain! Eagleman does such a wonderful job at narrating his own book that i previously thought he was a professional voice actor! I will defenitely read more from him and feel like I've learned such meaningful and lasting information from this book.
Thank you!

5 star

A fantastic journey, we should spread this knowledge as far as possible to reduce the ignorance and violence

Must read

It stands amongst the likes of “Thinking Fast and Slow” and “Sapiens” that must be read by each individual on Earth. I now want to watch the PBS tv series, “Brain with Dr David Eagleman” and then order and read the book to completely absorb the amazing content.