The 21st-century brain : explaining, mending and manipulating the mind
Neuroscientists now claim to be able to explain the roots of human personality. In this overview of the grey matter, Rose explores the evolutionary route by which brains progressed, up to today’s complex societies, and ponders the brain’s future.The promise and the threat -- The past is the key to the present -- From 1 to 100 billion in nine months -- Becoming human -- Becoming a person -- Having a brain, being a mind -- Ageing brains: wiser minds? -- What we know, what we might know and what we can't know -- Explaining the brain, healing the mind? -- Modulating the mind: mending or manipulating? -- The next big thing? -- Ethics in a neurocentric world
1938Steven Roseill. ; 24 cmAlso published by Oxford University Press with title: The future of the brainIncludes bibliographical references and index
