{"product_id":"brainscapes-the-warped-wondrous-maps-written-in-your-brain-and-how-they-guide-you-9780358699323","title":"Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain--And How They Guide You","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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREBECCA SCHWARZLOSE is a neuroscientist at Washington University in Saint Louis. She holds a PhD in neuroscience from MIT and has served as chief editor of the scholarly journal \u003ci\u003eTrends in Cognitive Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Saint Louis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682598850834,"sku":"9780358699323","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09d4faad-d996-4212-aa49-58a4d0909f22.jpg?v=1733970335","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brainscapes-the-warped-wondrous-maps-written-in-your-brain-and-how-they-guide-you-9780358699323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}