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The true creator of everything : how the human brain shaped the universe as we know it / Miguel Nicolelis

by Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

This work explores how the human brain evolved to shape history and civilisation. It examines the brain's capacity for adaptability, synchronisation, and abstraction, while warning of the threats modern technology poses to the future of the human mind.

Accession 15773 ISBN 9780300244632 Publisher Yale University Press
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