Comments on: What do brains have to do with it? http://www.informl.com/2009/07/08/what-do-brains-have-to-do-with-it/ from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rachel Playfair http://www.informl.com/2009/07/08/what-do-brains-have-to-do-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Rachel Playfair Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://www.informl.com/?p=2094#comment-2460 I enjoyed "The Brain That Changes Itself" by Norman Doidge, about neuroplasticity. Also, Antonio Damasio, author of Decartes' Error and Looking for Spinoza. (And I think pop science has its place if it makes information more accessible to those without a scientific background. I enjoyed “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge, about neuroplasticity. Also, Antonio Damasio, author of Decartes’ Error and Looking for Spinoza. (And I think pop science has its place if it makes information more accessible to those without a scientific background.

]]> By: Keith Bourne http://www.informl.com/2009/07/08/what-do-brains-have-to-do-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Keith Bourne Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:30:15 +0000 http://www.informl.com/?p=2094#comment-2443 If "Proust was a Neuroscientist" isn't available on Kindle, does it still exist? I did find Brain Rules and Synaptic Self though. Thanks Jay and Stephen! If “Proust was a Neuroscientist” isn’t available on Kindle, does it still exist?

I did find Brain Rules and Synaptic Self though. Thanks Jay and Stephen!

]]> By: Tom Harris http://www.informl.com/2009/07/08/what-do-brains-have-to-do-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Tom Harris Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:21:06 +0000 http://www.informl.com/?p=2094#comment-2441 A few other excellent brain books: "Mind Wide Open" by Steven Johnson "The Brain That Changes Itself" by Norman Doidge "The Head Trip" by Jeff Warren A few other excellent brain books:

“Mind Wide Open” by Steven Johnson
“The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge
“The Head Trip” by Jeff Warren

]]> By: Ken Allan http://www.informl.com/2009/07/08/what-do-brains-have-to-do-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Ken Allan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.informl.com/?p=2094#comment-2440 Kia ora e Jay Interesting you talk of the insight of the artist being ahead of the insight of the scientist when it comes to analysis of how the brain works. It's (still) a popular misconception that science is King when it comes to investigative analysis; I'm not suggesting that you hold this misconception. Catchya later from Middle-earth Kia ora e Jay

Interesting you talk of the insight of the artist being ahead of the insight of the scientist when it comes to analysis of how the brain works. It’s (still) a popular misconception that science is King when it comes to investigative analysis; I’m not suggesting that you hold this misconception.

Catchya later
from Middle-earth

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://www.informl.com/2009/07/08/what-do-brains-have-to-do-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Stephen Downes Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:10:54 +0000 http://www.informl.com/?p=2094#comment-2438 Joseph LeDoux, Synaptic Self http://www.amazon.com/Synaptic-Self-How-Brains-Become/dp/0670030287 Easily replaces all three of the pop science books listed above Joseph LeDoux, Synaptic Self
http://www.amazon.com/Synaptic-Self-How-Brains-Become/dp/0670030287

Easily replaces all three of the pop science books listed above

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