Tantor Media
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
ix, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brilliantly exploring today's cutting-edge brain research, mind wide open is an unprecedented journey into the essence of human personality, allowing readers to understand themselves and the people in their lives as never before. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works - its chemicals, structures, and subroutines - and how these systems connect to the...