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Stanislas Dehaene

A Good Head for Maths

This book on experimental psychology is clear and rigorous, precise and alert - it is instructive and incites us to think...

Bernard Lechevalier

Mozart’s Brain

The author uses some of the most iconic incidents from Mozart’s life as a springboard to explore the mechanisms of musical perception.

Nicolas Danziger

Life Without Pain?

An intellectual and affective journey, paved with unique stories and experiences, and their often amazing outcomes

François Ansermet, Pierre Magistretti

The Enigmas of Pleasure Between Psychoanalysis and Neurosciences

A fascinating exploration of some contemporary forms of malaise, individual and collective: destructiveness, fanaticism, violence, as well as boredom, depression, dependence on gadgets, hyperactivity and addictions

Olivier Lyon-Caen, Etienne Hirsch

Priority: The Brain From Findings to Treatments

This book advocates the development of a “Brain Programme” with a global approach toward the study and treatment of neurological pathologies, while appealing to public support, with firm political backing, in order to make the realisation of such a programme feasible.

Yves Coppens

How the First Humans Lived

Beautifully illustrated and vividly told, this chronological history of the first humans covers the foremost events...

Michel Zink

Books from the Past, Readings for Today

When you read an ancient text — which is what you do whenever you read anything besides today’s paper or the latest bestseller...

Denis Knoepfler

Narcissus and the Greek City

In this remarkable, erudite and beautifully written investigation, a renowned expert in Ancient Greek history sets out to uncover the true historic origins of a familiar figure from Greek mythology — Narcissus.