Michael Graziano (Princeton University)

The Spaces Between Us

A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Hidden beneath consciousness, the brain mechanisms controlling personal space affect every aspect of our lives- social, emotional, cultural, and practical. A neuroscientist, award-winning novelist, and science columnist for The Atlantic, Graziano tells this compelling story with humor, drama, and a deeply personal connection.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780190461010
• ISBN-10: 0190461012
• Artikelnr.: 48063810

Autorenporträt

Michael S. A. Graziano is a professor of neuroscience at Princeton University. He is an internationally renowned scientist and an award winning novelist. For thirty years he has studied the brain basis of movement control, personal space, and conscious experience. He is also a science columnist, writing for the New York Times, The Atlantic, and other magazines.

Inhaltsangabe

* A Note On Terminology
* Chapter 1: The Second Skin
* Chapter 2: A Startling Discovery
* Chapter 3: The Flight Zone of the Zebra
* Chapter 4: The French Stare Too Much and My Lover Has A Bulgy Nose
* Chapter 5: Monkey Versus Ping Pong Ball
* Chapter 6: Kissing in the Dark
* Chapter 7: Hand-2-Mouth and Other Shocking Surprises of the Motor
Cortex
* Chapter 8: Superflinchers and Nerves of Steel
* Chapter 9: The Peripersonal Radar In Humans
* Chapter 10: Wrapping Personal Space Around My Black and Decker
* Chapter 11: Why It's Sexy To Let A Vampire Bite Your Neck, And Other
Social Consequences of Peripersonal Space
* Chapter 12: The First Smile
* Chapter 13: The First Laugh
* Chapter 14: The First Cry
* Chapter 15: The Personal Dimension of Personal Space