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020			_a9781541646858
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a612.8233 _bC633i
100			_aCobb, Matthew
245			_aThe idea of the brain _bthe past and future of neuroscience _cMatthew Cobb
260			_bBasic Book _c2020 _aNew York
300			_a470p
520			_aFor thousands of years, thinkers and scientists have tried to understand what the brain does. Yet, despite the astonishing discoveries of science, we still have only the vaguest idea of how the brain works. In The Idea of the Brain, scientist and historian Matthew Cobb traces how our conception of the brain has evolved over the centuries. Although it might seem to be a story of an ever-increasing knowledge of biology, Cobb shows how our ideas about the brain have been shaped by each era's most significant technologies. Today we might think the brain is like a supercomputer. In the past, it has been compared to a telegraph, a telephone exchange, or some kind of hydraulic system. What will we think the brain is like tomorrow when new technology arises? The result is an essential read for anyone interested in the complex processes that drive science and the forces that have shaped our marvelous brains.
650			_aNeurosciences
650			_aBrain development
942			_cBK
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