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Pieces of Mind

21 short Walks Around the Human Brain
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Do we have bigger brains than dolphins? Does your dog remember where it buried its bone? Why don't sheep laugh or gorillas lie? Why do we remember faces but not names? In 21 short walks around the human brain, acclaimed psychologist Michael Corballis answers these and other questions by introducing us to what we've learned about the human mind in the last fifty years. Corballis leads us through behavioural experiments and neuroscience, cognitive theory and Darwinian evolution, puncturing a few hot-air balloons ("You only use 10 per cent of your brain!" "Unleash the creativity of your right brain!") along the way. At one time or another, we've all wished that we could get inside someone else's head. Here's how.

Author Biography:

Michael C Corballis is Professor Emeritus in psychology, at The University of Auckland. He has written widely in scientific journals and general market magazines and newspapers. He is the author, most recently, of The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought and Civilization (Princeton University Press). An outstanding science communicator, reviewers have hailed Corballis for telling "a captivating story" (New York Times) with writing that is "informative and entertaining" (American Scientist).
Release date NZ
November 1st, 2011
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  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
New Zealand
Illustrations
illustrations
Imprint
Auckland University Press
Pages
112
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Dimensions
140x190x7
ISBN-13
9781869404925
Product ID
10833633

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