Det bildar en stängd loop där direkt återkoppling följs av fler försök som efterhand blir mer korrekta tills dess att en nära fullständig förståelse är uppnådd. The brain is a dynamic system, constantly modifying its own circuitry to match the demands of the environment and the body in which it finds itself.

Similarly, there's a bizarre reference many pages after telling us about Nelson's experience with his lost arm that out of the blue says 'Most visitor's to Admiral Nelson's statue in London's Trafalgar Square have probably not considered the distortion of the somatosensory cortex in the left hemisphere of that elevated head. One interesting thing he throws out in this book is that dreaming exists to keep the visual cortex active so that other areas don't take it over. I had no idea that brain - something we take for granted because we do not even notice its work on a daily basis - can do such wonders. With fluid prose and crystal-clear analogies, Eagleman explains the function of the cerebral cortex as a general computing machine that can take any kind of input from environmental sensors — e. We strapped the Vest on him, and now—just like the soldiers in Westworld—he could feel the location of those moving around him.It's also one of the most hopeful books I've ever read, particularly needful in these uncertain times. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. Some of you may know that I gave a TED talk a few years ago on how we can leverage the principles of livewiring to feed totally new kinds of data streams into the brain (and we’ve now built specialized hardware with which to do this), and I dive deep and wide on this notion in the book. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it’s made of, but in the way those parts unceasingly re-weave themselves in an electric, living fabric.

Die Erkenntnisse der Hirnforschung werden auf den Punkt gebracht und, und, für mich sehr wichtig und fair, eigene ungesicherte Erkenntnisse/Spekulationen werden klar gekennzeichnet und von von geprüften Erkenntnissen abgesetzt. Loved his use of popular science fiction examples to illustrate (Aliens franchise, Star Trek, Terminator etc. Eagleman peppers the book with stories and examples - my absolute favourite was the way that in the late 70s and early 80s, people thought that the IBM logo on floppy disks had changed from white to red.Unfortunately, on the information related to eyes there are gross inaccuracies and information that is simply wrong.