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Livewired

The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

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Livewired

By: David Eagleman
Narrated by: David Eagleman
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How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? What does a baby born without a nose tell us about our sensory machinery? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts? And what does any of this have to do with why we dream?

The answers to these questions are not right in front of our eyes; they're right behind our eyes.

This book is not simply about what the brain is but what it does. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new findings from Eagleman's own research, including new discoveries in synaesthesia, dreaming and wearable neurotech devices that revolutionise how we think about the senses.

©2020 David Eagleman (P)2020 Canongate Books Ltd Biological Sciences Science Social Sciences Human Brain Inspiring Robotics Technology Computer Science
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I love neuroscience and do appreciate the way that David Eagleman explains pretty complex concepts very interesting and easy to understand. This book was amazing. I listened to it twice so far!

Just Awesome

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Reading David's words is always a delight. Well articulated and accessible transfer of knowledge

Would highly recommend all his works no matter the medium as they give us a glimpse into how our minds work. There's no manual for life but out of a collection of books I'd want David's in the repertoire if there were such a tomb.

Accessible depth

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My world view was profoundly changed by David through this book and his other one on the brain. Greatly insightful work

Life perspective shifter

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It was fascinating and followed most of it but because some of it to me personally was a bit dry, only a tiny bit, I gave it 4/5 overall.
I really enjoy learning about human evolution and physiology and understanding how I can use the tools I naturally have to better myself.
can't wait to see what David Eagleman writes next!

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This book has kept me interested for several days and already have reread it twice.
I am a professional musician so to be so engrossed in a scientific subject is indeed rare!
May we have more David Eagleman please

Arresting scientific and neurological theme

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listened to over just a few days. spell binding. highly recommend for anyone interested in the human mind.

awe inspiring

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This book is mostly a pop science regurgitation of "The Brain That Changes Itself" so if you have read that one skip this one. As for the performance from David, I found him exhausting! He seems to emphasise every sentence as if it's the most important point. Did not enjoy this book. I pushed through because I wanted to get through 1 more book before the end of the year. Meh

Meh

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