Can we trust our memory? Are we capable of making rational decisions? Is it worth relying on intuition?
Advances in neuroscience over the past decades have challenged many of our intuitive beliefs. But the research of neuroscientists is also not free from distortions, and conclusions often become the basis for new dogmas, says neuroscientist Robert Burton. For example, there is a belief that neurons play a major role in the processes occurring in the brain. Neurons are “lucky”: it is easier for scientists to study them. But glial cells occupy no less space in the brain, and work in a completely different way. And there are many such dubious ideas. Robert Burton examines the vulnerabilities of modern neuroscience, along the way warning readers against being carried away by «kitchen neuroscience».
Eksmo, 304 p.