How the Mind Changed
A Human History of our Evolving Brain
$33.52
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2023
Summary
‘Thrilling, provocative and mind-expanding’ - Mail on Sunday
‘Masterful and illuminating’ - DAVID EAGLEMAN
Dr Joseph Jebelli takes us on a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, drawing on insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy to reveal how our brain’s evolution turned us into Homo sapiens and beyond.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529300154 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529300150 |
| Author: | Joseph Jebelli |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 148mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
How did humans develop such a runaway mind? Joseph Jebelli masterfully illuminates the neurobiological road by which we arrived, and where it might reach from here – David Eagleman, bestselling author of Livewired and IncognitoJebelli writes with aplomb and an eye for arresting asides… This is a slim, accessible and thought-provoking book - a springboard to further reading * The Times *An eye for thrilling details makes his approachable, sometimes provocative book an aptly mind-expanding experience for the curious reader * The Mail on Sunday *
About The Author
Joseph Jebelli
Joseph Jebelli is a neuroscientist and a writer. He received a PhD in neuroscience from University College London for his work on the cell biology of neurodegenerative diseases, then worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle. His much acclaimed first book, In Pursuit of Memory, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. He lives in London.
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