Brain bugs : [how the brain's flaws shape our lives]
(Audiobook CD)
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Published
[Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2011].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
[Library edition].
ISBN
9781455111275, 1455111279
Physical Desc
7 CDs (approximately 8 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Media collection
COMPACT DISC 612.82 BUON
1 available
COMPACT DISC 612.82 BUON
1 available
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Published
[Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2011].
Edition
[Library edition].
Language
English
ISBN
9781455111275, 1455111279
Notes
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Unabridged.
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
"Tracks Every 3 Minutes for Easy Bookmarking"--Container.
General Note
"Includes bonus PDF disc"--Container.
Participants/Performers
Read by William Hughes.
Description
With its trillions of connections, the human brain is more beautiful and complex than anything we could ever build, but it's far from perfect: our memory is unreliable; we can't multiply large sums in our heads; advertising manipulates us; we tend to distrust people who are different from us; supernatural beliefs and superstitions are hard to shake; we prefer instant gratification to long-term gain; and what we presume to be rational decisions are often anything but. Drawing on striking examples and fascinating studies, neuroscientist Dean Buonomano illuminates the causes and consequences of these "bugs" in terms of the brain's innermost workings and their evolutionary purposes. He then examines how our brains function--and malfunction--in the digital, predator-free, information-saturated, special-effects-addled world we have built for ourselves.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Buonomano, D., & Hughes, W. (2011). Brain bugs: [how the brain's flaws shape our lives] ([Library edition].). Blackstone Audio, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buonomano, Dean and William Hughes. 2011. Brain Bugs: [how the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives]. Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buonomano, Dean and William Hughes. Brain Bugs: [how the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives] Blackstone Audio, Inc, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Buonomano, Dean., and William Hughes. Brain Bugs: [how the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives] [Library edition]., Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2011.
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