{"product_id":"making-up-the-mind-isbn-9781405136945","title":"Making up the Mind","description":"Written by one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, \u003ci\u003eMaking Up the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brain\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and physical comes to us through models created by our brain\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the brain makes communication of ideas from one mind to another possible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue: Real Scientists Don’t Study the Mind 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Psychologist’s Fear of the Party 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Science and Soft Science 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Science – Objective; Soft Science – Subjective 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Big Science Save Soft Science? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Mental Activity 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can the Mental Emerge from the Physical? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Can Read Your Mind 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Brain Creates the World 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Seeing through the Brain’s Illusions 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Clues from a Damaged Brain 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensing the Physical World 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mind and the Brain 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Brain Doesn’t Know 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Brain Knows, But Doesn’t Tell 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Brain Tells Lies 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Brain Activity Creates False Knowledge 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Make Your Brain Lie to You 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking the Reality of Our Experiences 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do We Know What’s Real? 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 What a Normal Brain Tells Us about the World 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllusions of Awareness 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Secretive Brain 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Distorting Brain 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Creative Brain 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 What the Brain Tells Us about Our Bodies 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivileged Access? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere’s the Border? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Don’t Know What We Are Doing 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho’s in Control? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Brain Can Act Perfectly Well without Me 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhantoms in the Brain 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere’s Nothing Wrong with Me 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho’s Doing It? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Is the “You”? 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II How the Brain Does It 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Getting Ahead by Prediction 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Reward and Punishment 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Brain Embeds Us in the World and Then Hides Us 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feeling of Being in Control 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the System Fails 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Invisible Actor at the Center of the World 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Our Perception of the World Is a Fantasy That Coincides with Reality 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Brain Creates an Effortless Perception of the Physical World 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Information Revolution 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can Clever Machines Really Do? 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Problem with Information Theory 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reverend Thomas Bayes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ideal Bayesian Observer 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow a Bayesian Brain Can Make Models of the World 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs There a Rhinoceros in the Room? 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Does Prior Knowledge Come From? 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Action Tells Us about the World 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Perception Is Not of the World, But of My Brain’s Model of the World 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor Is in the Brain, Not in the World 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerception Is a Fantasy That Coincides with Reality 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Are Not the Slaves of Our Senses 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo How Do We Know What’s Real? 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagination Is Extremely Boring 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 How Brains Model Minds 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiological Motion: The Way Living Things Move 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Movements Can Reveal Intentions 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitation 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitation: Perceiving the Goals of Others 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans and Robots 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpathy 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Experience of Agency 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem with Privileged Access 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllusions of Agency 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHallucinating Other Agents 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Culture and the Brain 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Sharing Minds – How the Brain Creates Culture 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem with Translation 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanings and Goals 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving the Inverse Problem 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrior Knowledge and Prejudice 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Will He Do Next? 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther People Are Contagious 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication Is More Than Just Speaking 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Is Not Just a Demonstration To Be Imitated 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing the Loop 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFork Handles: The Two Ronnies Close the Loop (Eventually) 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully Closing the Loop 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge Can Be Shared 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge Is Power 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue: Me and My Brain 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChris Frith and I 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for the Will in the Brain 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Is the Top in Top-Down Control? 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Homunculus 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Book Is Not About Consciousness 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Are People So Nice (as Long as They Are Treated Fairly)? 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven an Illusion Has Responsibilities 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evidence 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations and Text Credits 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 226\u003c\/p\u003e  “This book presents a clear description of the current neuroscientific view of the relationship between the brain and the mind.” (\u003ci\u003eBrain Science Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009) \u003c!--end--\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Neuroscience and psychology often struggle to answer the really interesting questions about the mind, but in this fascinating book, Chris Frith shows that science can finally start explaining how and why we experience the world as we do. Anyone interested in human nature - not just the nuts and bolts of neural circuits - will find his storytelling compelling. Frith delves into topics such as delusions, illusions, imagination and imitation, bringing clarity and insight to the simplest abservations and most complex experiments alike.\" \u003ci\u003e(New Scientist)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Making up the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting book to everybody who wants to learn more about how the brain gives rise to our mental experiences...As Frith himself depicts in a sort of framing story, you will easily find yourself talking about these ideas at your next dinner party, as well as use it for serious considerations on the brain or as a toolbox for next term's essay. A stimulating new book by a distinguished scientist who knows what he is talking about.\" (\u003ci\u003eMetapsychology Online Reviews)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Frith has produced an enthralling discussion on the subtle links between mind and brain, sometimes with humorous liaisons between himself, as narrator, and others who might be labelled as sceptics, unbelievers.\" \u003ci\u003e(Psychologist)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Stands apart from many that have been written lately … For those who have time to read only one book … this should be it. Essential.” \u003ci\u003e(Choice Reviews)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChris Frith \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor in Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSchizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2003, with Eve C. Johnstone) and \u003ci\u003eThe Neuroscience of Social Interaction\u003c\/i\u003e (2004, edited with Daniel Wolpert).  Inside your head there is an amazing labor-saving device; more effective than the latest high-tech computer. Your brain frees you from the everyday tasks of moving about in the world around you, allowing you to concentrate on the things that are important to you: making friends and influencing people. However, the ‘you’ that is released into this social world is also a construction of your brain. It is your brain that enables you to share your mental life with the people around you.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking up the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world. Using evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments, and studies with patients, Chris Frith, one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, explores the relationship between the mind and the brain.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eOliver Sacks\"Making up the Mind is a fascinating guided tour through the elusive interface between mind and brain written by a pioneer in the field. The authors obvious passion for the subject shines through every page.\"\u003cbr\u003e –V. S. Ramachandran\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I soon made up my mind that this is an excellent, most readable and stimulating book. The author is a distinguished neuroscientist working especially on brain imaging.\"\u003cbr\u003e –RL Gregory, Experimental Psychology\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Chris Frith, one of the pioneers in applying brain imaging to study mental processes, has written a brilliant introduction to the biology of mental processes for the general reader. This superb book describes how we recreate in our brains a representation of the external world. Clearly and beautifully written, this book is for all who want to learn about how the brain gives rise to the mental phenomenon of our lives. A must read!\"\u003cbr\u003e –Eric R. Kandel, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Important and surprising. The brain will never seem the same again.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Lewis Wolpert, University College London\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Frith’s luminously intelligent book...raises interesting questions about how it is possible to make serious scientific progress, on the borders of metaphysics, while still thinking inside a framework that is an ontological and epistemological muddle.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Raymond Tallis, Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989558018277,"sku":"NP9781405136945","price":113.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405136945.jpg?v=1761784591","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/making-up-the-mind-isbn-9781405136945","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}