How the Mind Changed

A Human History of our Evolving Brain

How the Mind Changed
Joseph Jebelli
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Hardback
h238 x 162mm - 320pg
7 Jul 2022 UK
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9781529300130
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The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved. . . and is still evolving. We' ve come a long way. The earliest human had a brain as small as a child' s fist; ours are four times bigger, with spectacular abilities and potential we are only just beginning to understand. This is How the Mind Changed, a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, packed with vivid stories, groundbreaking science, and thrilling surprises. Discover how memory has almost nothing to do with the past; meditation rewires our synapses; magic mushroom use might be responsible for our intelligence; climate accounts for linguistic diversity; and how autism teaches us hugely positive lessons about our past and future. Dr Joseph Jebelli' s In Pursuit of Memory was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and longlisted for the Wellcome. In this, his eagerly awaited second book, he draws on deep insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy to guide us through the unexpected changes that shaped our brains. From genetic accidents and environmental forces to historical and cultural advances, he explores how our brain' s evolution turned us into Homo sapiens and beyond. A single mutation is all it takes.
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 Incognito Jebelli 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 *
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.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529300130
Published: 7 Jul 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 238mm
Width: 162mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 520g
Pages: 320

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