The Vicarious Brain, Creator of Worlds

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences
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Author: Alain Berthoz ISBN: 9780674972810
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: January 9, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Alain Berthoz
ISBN: 9780674972810
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: January 9, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Groping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance—when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world.

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Groping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance—when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world.

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