{"product_id":"brainscapes-book-rebecca-schwarzlose-9780358699323","title":"Brainscapes","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A profoundly illuminating account of how the brain works . . . Rebecca Schwarzlose is a neuroscientist with a novelist's literary flair.\" --Cass R. Sunstein, author of \u003ci\u003eToo Much Information\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of maps etched into your gray matter--and how technology can use them to read your mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain's surfaces are \u003ci\u003eactual maps\u003c\/i\u003e of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Scientists first began uncovering these maps over a century ago, but we are only now beginning to unlock their secrets--and comprehend their profound impact on our lives. Brain maps distort and shape our experience of the world, support complex thought, and make technology-enabled mind reading a modern-day reality, which raises important questions about what is real, what is fair, and what is private. They shine a light on our past and our possible futures. In the process, they invite us to view ourselves from a startling new perspective. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ​\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBrainscapes\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca Schwarzlose combines unforgettable real-life stories, cutting-edge research, and vivid illustrations to reveal brain maps' surprising lessons about our place in the world--and about the world's place within us.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50102727180561,"sku":"CIN0358699320G","price":7.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52508775710993,"sku":"NIN9780358699323","price":18.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0358699320.jpg?v=1751390637","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/brainscapes-book-rebecca-schwarzlose-9780358699323","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}