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Does listening to Mozart make us more intelligent? Does the size of the brain matter? Can we communicate with the dead? This book presents a survey of common myths about the mind & brain. It exposes the truth behind these beliefs, how they are perpetuated, why people believe them, & why they...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Della Sala, Sergio
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Brain > Miscellanea.
Neurosciences > Miscellanea.
Tall tales.
Brain.
Neurosciences.
Mythology.
Folklore.
Brain
Neurosciences
Folklore
Mythology
Cerveau > Miscellanées.
Neurosciences > Miscellanées.
Histoires invraisemblables.
Cerveau.
Mythologie.
brains.
mythology (literary genre)
folklore (culture-related concept)
Psychiatry.
MEDICAL.
Mind & Body.
PHILOSOPHY.
Clinical Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Cognitive Psychology & Cognition.
SCIENCE.
Neuroscience.
Life Sciences.
Tall tales
Neurobiologie
Gehirn
Neurowissenschaften
Neurowetenschappen.
Hersenen.
Electronic books.
Trivia and miscellanea
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Does listening to Mozart make us more intelligent? Does the size of the brain matter? Can we communicate with the dead? This book presents a survey of common myths about the mind & brain. It exposes the truth behind these beliefs, how they are perpetuated, why people believe them, & why they might even exist in the first place.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvii, 509 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191693779
0191693774
9780191665844
0191665843