ScienceBook · 2015
The Brain: The Story of You
David Eagleman
Eagleman works outward from a single question, how a piece of tissue produces the experience of being someone, through perception, decision, memory and identity. It was written as the companion to his six-part PBS series and keeps that pace, which is its strength and its limit. Published by Pantheon in October 2015.
Why you should read this
A popular tour of neuroscience built around the idea that identity is a byproduct of competing brain processes rather than a fixed self. Written to accompany a television series, it favors accessible narrative and thought experiments over technical depth.
- Field
- Science
- Form
- Non-fiction
- Published
- 2015
- Themes
- NeuroscienceScienceContemporary
