Rethinking the Brain
exploring its capabilities and how much we really need
$34.14
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2023
Summary
Unlock Your Mind: A Journey Through the Brain’s Wonders and Quirks
Your brain is shrinking. Does it matter?
Rethinking the Brain challenges us to think differently. Rather than just concentrating on the many wonderful things the brain can do, this entertaining insight into its complexities and contradictions asks whether in fact we can live satisfactorily without some of it.
The bad news is that our brains start to shrink from our mid-thirti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472147134 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472147138 |
| Author: | Dr Jennifer Barnett, Dr Alexis Willett |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Dr Jennifer Barnett
Jenny Barnett (Author)
Dr Jenny Barnett is a neuroscientist and psychologist interested in the genetic and environmental causes of brain health and mental illness. Having trained at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard universities, Jenny has authored more than 50 scientific publications on topics ranging from new treatments for schizophrenia to the economic impact of dementia. She now works at the intersection of academic and industrial research, designing new technologies to help detect, diagnose and treat brain disorders. Her first book, Growing Up Happy, with Alexia Barrable, was published by Robinson in 2016.
Alexis Willett (Author)
Dr Alexis Willett is a science communicator who aims to make science accessible to all. She has a PhD in biomedical science from the University of Cambridge, where she studied at the Medical Research Council’s Human Nutrition Research unit. She’s taught human physiology and published on a wide range of health subjects. Alexis spends much of her time turning cutting-edge research and health policy jargon into something meaningful for the public, patients, doctors and policy makers. In her spare time, Alexis drinks a lot of rooibos tea.
Her first book, How Much Brain Do We Really Need?, with Jennifer Barnett, was published by Robinson in December 2017.
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