The Genius Engine, livre ebook

Embarking on a spellbinding journey to the frontiers of neuroscience, acclaimed science editor and writer Kathleen Stein takes an enthralling in-depth look at the prefrontal cortex, the site of our working memory, impulse control, reason, perception, decision making, and emotional processing—all the things that comprise our human genius.
Acknowledgments.

Brain Maps and Matrices Diagram.

Introduction.

1. Memory: The DNA of Consciousness.

2. Reason: Logic, Laughter, and Looking Within.

3. Passion: In Cold Blood?

4. Violence: Morality and the Minds of the Killers.

5. Creativity: Art as a Window into the Brain.

6. Silicon Minds: The Rise of Machine Genius.

Notes.

Index.