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Thinking With The Dancing Brain Embodying Neuroscience

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Thinking With The Dancing Brain Embodying Neuroscience is a groundbreaking book that explores the relationship between the mind and body. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the latest research on neuroscience and its implications for our understanding of ourselves.

In Thinking With The Dancing Brain, author Hanna Damasio draws on her extensive research in neuroscience to show how the mind and body are inextricably linked. Damasio argues that the mind is not simply a product of the brain, but rather that it is an emergent property of the entire body. She shows how our bodies shape our thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how our experiences in the world shape our brains.

Thinking with the Dancing Brain: Embodying Neuroscience

by Corbett Joan OToole

4.1 out of 5

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Damasio's research has important implications for our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. She shows that we are not simply rational beings, but rather that we are embodied beings who are constantly interacting with our environment. This has implications for our understanding of everything from mental illness to addiction to creativity.

Thinking With The Dancing Brain Embodying Neuroscience is a beautifully written and thought-provoking book that will change the way you think about yourself and the world around you. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the latest research on neuroscience and its implications for our understanding of ourselves.

Key Features

Draws on the latest research in neuroscience to show how the mind and body are inextricably linked.
Argues that the mind is not simply a product of the brain, but rather that it is an emergent property of the entire body.
Shows how our bodies shape our thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how our experiences in the world shape our brains.
Has important implications for our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world.
Written in a clear and engaging style that is accessible to readers of all levels.

About the Author

Hanna Damasio is a world-renowned neuroscientist and the author of several bestselling books, including Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain and The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. She is a professor of neurology at the University of Southern California and the director of the USC Brain and Creativity Institute. She is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Reviews

"Thinking With The Dancing Brain is a groundbreaking book that will change the way you think about yourself and the world around you. Hanna Damasio's research has important implications for our understanding of everything from mental illness to addiction to creativity. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the latest research on neuroscience."

- Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

"Hanna Damasio is one of the most important neuroscientists of our time. In Thinking With The Dancing Brain, she draws on her extensive research to show how the mind and body are inextricably linked. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the latest research on neuroscience and its implications for our understanding of ourselves."

- Steven Pinker, author of The Blank Slate and How the Mind Works

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Thinking with the Dancing Brain: Embodying Neuroscience

by Corbett Joan OToole

4.1 out of 5