Making Space
How the Brain Knows Where Things Are
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences
| Author: | Jennifer M. Groh | ISBN: | 9780674744875 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jennifer M. Groh |
| ISBN: | 9780674744875 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Knowing where things are seems effortless. Yet our brains devote tremendous power to figuring out simple details about spatial relationships. Jennifer Groh traces this mental detective work to show how the brain creates our sense of location, and makes the case that the brain’s systems for thinking about space may be the systems of thought itself.
Knowing where things are seems effortless. Yet our brains devote tremendous power to figuring out simple details about spatial relationships. Jennifer Groh traces this mental detective work to show how the brain creates our sense of location, and makes the case that the brain’s systems for thinking about space may be the systems of thought itself.
