Results for the keyword brain
Georges Chapouthier
Saving Humans through Animals
An original thesis that connects in a paradoxical, but reasoned way, the development of morality in humans to their animal nature.
Doreen Kimura
Sex and Cognition
What is known about the hormonal and neurological foundations underlying the differences between male and female behaviour? How are our cognitive skills affected? The originality of this book lies in the demonstration, supported by scientific evidence, that sexual hormones act on the organisation of the brain from the very early stages of life, with the result that factors such as environment, background and culture act on very different brain structures, depending on whether it belongs to a man or a woman. It could therefore be said that there are female and male brains or, at least, gender-based ways of thinking and acting. The latest biological and cognitive research presented here casts a new light on a highly controversial social issue.
Lionel Naccache
The Sign Song
An essay illuminated by neuroscience, which aims to explore the psychological and cerebral cogs involved in the act of interpretation, which we are not generally aware of. A petition or manifesto in favour of defending our subjectivity and individuality, at a time when ever more efficient, air-tight and uniform signage tends to make us lose track of the fact that we are the inventors of our own understanding of the world’s signs.
