You glance around the office, notice the last cookie in the box on the next desk, and pick it up. It only takes two seconds, but millions of processes are happening in your brain. It's all about impulses—the way neurons communicate with each other. Behind the familiar craving for something sweet lies a captivating journey of impulses through the brain—through a shimmering galaxy of neurons and the deep darkness of the cerebral cortex.

Mark Humphreys, neuroscientist and author of this book, explores how impulses work and attempts to understand the most intriguing questions in brain science. How do we make decisions, control our bodies, and recognize faces (and cookies)? What does science even know about impulses? And how many other secrets does our brain hold? This neuroodyssey will give you a new perspective on how the brain works and its amazing capabilities.

Author: Mark Humphreys
Publishing House: Individuum
Year: 2022.0
Number of pages: 304.0
Cover type: Paperback
Translator: Alexey Snigirov
Age group: 16+