Brainscapes

The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain—And How They Guide You

Rebecca Schwarzlose

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781328949981
• Topic: Psychologie
• Subtopic: Science cognitive

"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 Too Much Information A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of maps etched intoyourgray matter—and how technology can use them to readyourmind Yourbrain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled acrossyourbrain's surfaces are actual maps of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key toyoursurvival. 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 onour lives. Brain maps distort and shape our experience of the world, support complex thought, andmaketechnology-enabledmind reading a modern-day reality, which raises important questions about what is real, what is fair, and what is private.Theyshine a light on our past and our possible futures. In the process, they invite us to view ourselvesfrom a startling new perspective.
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In Brainscapes, RebeccaSchwarzlosecombines unforgettable real-life stories, cutting-edge research, and vivid illustrations torevealbrain maps' surprising lessonsabout our place in the world—and about the world's place within us.

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations.

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1-octen-3-ol, 104

2, 3,5-trimethyl-3-thiazoline, 100

2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, 104

2-phenylethanol, 100

A

A1 (primary auditory cortex)

attention to sound and, 188, 189

in developing brain, 165

development of, in hospitalized infants, 140

distributed codes and, 95

fetal brain development and, 133

in hospitalized human infants, 140

imagination of sounds and, 178

local processing in, 77

mind reading and, 226

in mustache bats, 81

overview of, 75, 75–77

in rat pups, 135–38, 136, 143

of rats, 135

rat vocalizations and, 80

sound frequencies represented in, 75–76

visual space prompted to develop in, 247

words related to sound and, 202–3

A1 sound-frequency map. See A1 (primary auditory cortex)

action, maps for, 107–30

M1 movement map, 110–25

parietal cortex maps, 125–30

seizure patients and, 107–15

action and perception, 190

Adrian, Edgar, 61–64, 67, 215

adults

approximate number maps in, 192–93

crystallized organization of brains in, 247–48

learning and adapting by, 142–43, 168–69

world of infants and children compared to that of, 248–49

albatrosses, 96

alien hand syndrome, 125–26, 129–30

Alphabet (Google’s parent company), 239

Alzheimer’s disease, 240

amino acids, 87, 98–100, 99

amplitude of vibrations/sounds, 72–73

animals. See also specific animal names

A1 sound-frequency maps in, 80

brain implants in, 235–36

M1 movement maps in, 110–11, 1...