戴維·J·林登(David J.Linden)是美國約翰·霍普金斯大學醫學院教授、神經科學傢,對小腦突觸可塑性有專門的研究。
The brain, that "cobbled-together mess," is the subject of this lively mix of solid science and fascinating case histories. Linden, a neuroscientist from Johns Hopkins University, offers "the Reader's Digest version" of how the brain functions, followed quickly by the "real biology," before tackling the big questions: Why are people religious? How do we form memories? What makes sleep so vital to mental health? Which is more important, nature or nurture? Linden tackles these problems head on, debunking myths (people do, in fact, use more than 10 percent of their brains) and offering interesting trivia (Einstein's brain was a bit on the small side) along the way. Anti-evolutionary arguments are answered in a chapter titled "The Unintelligent Design of the Brain," in which Linden proposes that it's the brain's "weird agglomeration of ad hoc solutions" that makes humans unique. The book's greatest strength is Linden's knack for demystifying biology and neuroscience with vivid similes (he calls the brain, weighing two percent of total body weight and using 20 percent of its energy, the "Hummer H2 of the body"). Though packed with textbook-ready data, the book grips readers like a masterful teacher; those with little science experience may be surprised to find themselves interested in-and even chuckling over-the migration of neurons along radial glia, and anxious to find out what happens next.
發表於2024-05-20
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全書邏輯鏈如下: 成年人類大腦的功能強大。但同時神經細胞漏電嚴重、傳導遲緩;大腦結構又非一次設計成功,而是逐步進化堆積。那麼問題是,如此粗略的設計如何實現偉大的功能呢? 答案是神經細胞必須通過巨大數量來彌補低效率。因而成年人大約有1000億神經元和500萬億突觸。 ...
評分這本科學普及讀物如此通俗易懂,卻又發人審醒。 我們對於大腦的認識,甚至一些堅信不宜的知識,很多都是錯誤的。逐漸地,大腦被我們神話瞭,像一個擁有未知力量的寶藏。 如今,是時候揭開這層麵紗,透過亂生的頭發和粘粘的腦組織,睹一睹廬山的真麵目瞭。
評分總是在圖書館能發現稀奇古怪的書,比如這一本。 它很通俗的舉瞭很多例子,讀的一點也不乏味,讓我想起瞭那些又臭又長的論文,講瞭很久也不知道他們在講什麼。 難道通俗易懂的東西都死光光瞭麼? 文字的蒼白無力,怎能錶達豐富的世界? 如果讓我寫那些無聊的東西。。。。我真的...
評分這是個大科學傢寫的麵嚮公眾的科普書,可謂深入淺齣,知識係統豐富,翻譯準確生動,還闡明瞭很多公眾對大腦的誤解。除瞭一些離子通道,榖氨酸受體,REM睡眠之類的東西,大部分內容是有趣並且易懂的。 從書名就可以看齣,作者是要反駁神創論和智能設計論的。證據絕對充分...
評分圖書標籤: 神經科學 思維 心理學 腦科學 科普 psychology 認知科學 English
The brain is like an ice cream cone with new scoops piled on at each stage of our linage. It is a kludge from accidental design. The prefrontal cortex which is hub of cognitive thinking is of very limited functions, our memory is usually misattributed, biased and often twisted by emotions...所以不能完全相信自己的大腦,因為它經常”自欺欺人”
評分The brain is like an ice cream cone with new scoops piled on at each stage of our linage. It is a kludge from accidental design. The prefrontal cortex which is hub of cognitive thinking is of very limited functions, our memory is usually misattributed, biased and often twisted by emotions...所以不能完全相信自己的大腦,因為它經常”自欺欺人”
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評分還算是不錯的腦科學科普書,充斥著大量高中生物知識,所以讀的時候做瞭一些取捨。總之很容易讀的一本友好的書。
評分The brain is like an ice cream cone with new scoops piled on at each stage of our linage. It is a kludge from accidental design. The prefrontal cortex which is hub of cognitive thinking is of very limited functions, our memory is usually misattributed, biased and often twisted by emotions...所以不能完全相信自己的大腦,因為它經常”自欺欺人”
The Accidental Mind 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載