TÃtulo : | Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self | Tipo de documento: | texto impreso | Autores: | Ouellette, Jennifer, Autor | Editorial: | New York, NY : Penguin Books | Fecha de publicación: | 2014 | Número de páginas: | xvi, 348 p. | Dimensiones: | 20 cm. | ISBN/ISSN/DL: | 978-0-14-312165-7 | Nota general: | Contents: I. Me : What's bred in the bone -- Unchartered territory -- Moveable typespt. II. Myself: Three and I'm under the table -- My so-called second life --Born this way. III. Why: Feed your head -- Ghost in the machine -- The accidental fabulist. | Palabras clave: | SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Genetics & ? Genomics PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality Self-actualization (Psychology) Identity (Philosophical concept) | Nota de contenido: | "As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. Ouellette dives into the minuscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart. She draws on cutting-edge research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology - enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor- to explore the mysteries of human identity and behavior. Readers follow her own surprising journey of self-discovery as she has her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed, and even samples a popular hallucinogen. Bringing together everything from Mendel's famous pea plant experiments and mutations in The X- Men to our taste for cilantro and our relationships with virtual avatars, Ouellette takes us on a endlessly thrilling and illuminating trip into the science of ourselves" -- Summary taken from Back Cover. |
Me, myself, and why : searching for the science of self [texto impreso] / Ouellette, Jennifer, Autor . - New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2014 . - xvi, 348 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN : 978-0-14-312165-7 Contents: I. Me : What's bred in the bone -- Unchartered territory -- Moveable typespt. II. Myself: Three and I'm under the table -- My so-called second life --Born this way. III. Why: Feed your head -- Ghost in the machine -- The accidental fabulist. Palabras clave: | SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Genetics & ? Genomics PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality Self-actualization (Psychology) Identity (Philosophical concept) | Nota de contenido: | "As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. Ouellette dives into the minuscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart. She draws on cutting-edge research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology - enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor- to explore the mysteries of human identity and behavior. Readers follow her own surprising journey of self-discovery as she has her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed, and even samples a popular hallucinogen. Bringing together everything from Mendel's famous pea plant experiments and mutations in The X- Men to our taste for cilantro and our relationships with virtual avatars, Ouellette takes us on a endlessly thrilling and illuminating trip into the science of ourselves" -- Summary taken from Back Cover. |
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