Veteran popularizer of science and technology Stein reveals the secret bunker of humanness to be in the prefrontal cortex. She looks in turn at the five aspects, then considers silicon minds and the rise of the machine genius. In addition to describing scientific theories and findings in plain English, she explores the research processes that led to them, and provides scenarios demonstrating the different functions. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Embarking on a spellbinding journey to the frontiers of neuroscience, acclaimed science editor and writer Kathleen Stein takes an enthralling in-depth look at the prefrontal cortex, the site of our working memory, impulse control, reason, perception, decision making, and emotional processing—all the things that comprise our human genius.
