Livewired

What does drug withdrawal have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time, but other memories? How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? Why is the world’s best archer armless? Why do we dream at night and what does that have to do with the rotation of the planet?The answer to these questions is right behind our eyes. The greatest technology we have ever discovered on this planet is the three-pound organ carried around in the vault of the skull. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it’s made of, but in the way those parts unceasingly re-weave themselves in an electric, living fabric. Surf the leading edge of neuroscience atop the anecdotes and metaphors that have made Eagleman one of the best scientific translators of our generation. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new discoveries from Eagleman’s own laboratory, from synaesthesia to dreaming to wearable neurotech devices that revolutionise how we think about the senses.

'Entertaining and profound.' -- Guardian
'The hottest thing in neuroscience.' -- The Times
'Mind-blowing revelations abound.' -- Financial Times

Dr David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author. He teaches brain plasticity at Stanford University, is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated television series The Brain and is the CEO of NeoSensory, a company that builds the next generation of neuroscience hardware. The author of eight books, he lives in California. Dr David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author. He teaches brain plasticity at Stanford University, is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated television series The Brain and is the CEO of NeoSensory, a company that builds the next generation of neuroscience hardware. The author of eight books, he lives in California.

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