The well-tuned brain : neuroscience and the life well lived / Peter C. Whybrow, MD.

Whybrow, Peter C., author.
New York London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Added to CLICnet on 04/14/2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.
In ‘The age of Man’ : progress and its pursuit — Part 1 Prologue : Who do you think you are?. Off balance : suprised by affluence Habit and intuition : tuning the brain Enlightened experiments: inventing the market society Choice : the brain’s internal market Market mayhem: of museums and money — Part II Prologue : How to Live?. Love : weaving the web of trust Character : education and self-command Habitat : made to man’s measure Food : the staff of life Imagination : the playful, creative brain Wisdom : retuning for a sustainable future.
Whybrow takes us on a tour of self-discovery, drawing extensively upon his decades of experience as a psychiatrist and his broad knowledge of neuroscience and human behavior. Illustrated throughout with personal stories, the book’s trove of cutting-edge science is enriched by philosophical, historical, and cultural perspectives.

Subjects:

Requested by Kurpiers, R.

Lindell Library New Items