Introducing
Mind and Brain examines a profound and mysterious
puzzle: how does the biological tissue that
makes up the brain give rise to the activities
that our culture refers to as “the mind”?
How does the three pounds of electric sponge
stowed in the top of your head allow you to
experience enchantment in front of an evening
landscape, and then make you remember the
shopping, say ‘Damn!’ and head off
to the supermarket?
This
book explains what the sciences have to say
about planning and action, language, memory,
attention, emotions and vision. It traces
the historical development of ideas about
the brain and its function from antiquity
to the age of neuro-imaging.
Through
a clear combination of words and images, writer
Angus Gellatly and award-winning artist Oscar
Zarate invite the reader to take a fresh look
at the nature of mind, consciousness and personal
identity.
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Angus
Gellatly is Professor of Cognitive Psychology
at the Open University. He has previously
taught at Sussex University and Keele University,
where he was Head of Department from 1992
to 2000.
Oscar
Zarate is one of the UK’s leading graphic
artists. He has illustrated numerous Introducing
titles including Freud, Quantum Theory and
Stephen Hawking. His graphic novel A Small
Killing won the Will Eisner Prize.
