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Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero is a 2008 science book by neuroscience professor E. Paul Zehr. [1] The book was first published on November 7, 2008, through Johns Hopkins University Press and covers how much an ordinary person would need to train and adapt to become Batman .
A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist specializing in neuroscience that deals with the anatomy and function of neurons, neural circuits, and glial cells, and their behavioral, biological, and psychological roles in health and disease. [1] Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), Italian physician, neuroscientist, and namesake of the Golgi ...
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness is a 2021 non-fiction book by neuroscientist Anil Seth, published by Faber and Faber. The book explores the author's theory of consciousness and the self. Seth also looks at the relationship between humans, animals, and the potential for machines to have consciousness.
One such way is the five-step method she founded 38 years ago, which serves as the premise for her mind management app, Neurocycle. “Picture you’re picking your child up from daycare and your ...
The book then delves into a brief overview of many neuroscientific topics, ranging from a survey of how neurons function to a description of basic neural circuits and their artificial equivalents. Throughout, Crick cites various experiments which illustrate the points he is making about visual awareness, such as studies investigating the ...
The psychiatrist Norman Doidge offered the following praise for the book: Ramachandran is the modern wizard of neuroscience. In The Tell-Tale Brain, we see the genius at work, tackling extraordinary cases, many of which mark turning points in neuroscientific knowledge.
Benjamin Libet (/ ˈ l ɪ b ə t /; [1] April 12, 1916 – July 23, 2007) was an American neuroscientist who was a pioneer in the field of human consciousness.Libet was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco.
Mountcastle's interest in cognition, specifically perception, led him to guide his laboratory to studies that linked perception and neural responses in the 1960s.Although there were several notable works from his laboratory, the highest profile early paper appeared in 1968, [10] a study explaining the neural basis of Flutter and vibration by the action of peripheral mechanoreceptors.