{"product_id":"how-the-brain-thinks-graham-j-desborough-9780473467081","title":"How the Brain Thinks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow \u003cem\u003edoes\u003c\/em\u003e the brain think? An alternative way of looking at how matter produces mind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalling on new research in neuroscience and a new interpretation of old ideas, this book tackles the age-old questions of how thinking, consciousness and emotion happen. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe can be irrational and unpredictable but we are completely understandable, the author explains in this fascinating introduction to our complex inner world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapters include explanations and key insights into: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttention, Consciousness and Our Internal Narrative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmotion - At the Core of Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMemory - Stored Experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiology of the Brain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a fundamental level, the author suggests, thinking happens when areas within the frontal cortex use the components of attention, emotion and memory to produce higher order functions such as consciousness and perception. These thought processes are similar in most of us. We are uniquely unpredictable simply because we all have a mix of different genes and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe value of story, why you should drive with your lights on, confusion around definitions of consciousness and our voice within, and new ways of thinking about feelings and emotion, are some of the topics on which this book offers fresh insights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham J. Desborough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0473467089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780473467081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Face Map\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Graham J. Desborough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153036226815,"sku":"9780473467081","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5711ecf5-441b-49fc-951e-b4ddad5aac14.jpg?v=1770780847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-the-brain-thinks-graham-j-desborough-9780473467081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}