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©2025
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viii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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A mindful introduction -- Where is the mind? -- Why do we love? -- Why do we hate? -- Comic interlude: A primer on fear -- Will an AI take my job? -- What are the limits of memory? -- Comic interlude: A primer on Alzheimer's disease -- What is addiction? -- Comic interlude: The case of the addicted detective -- What is consciousness? -- What makes us happy? -- Do we have free will? -- Comic interlude: What makes something funny? -- What happens when we die? -- What makes us human? -- A brainy conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- For further exploration
The best-selling author, online cartoonist, and creator of We Have No Idea joins a neuroscientist on a journey into the fascinating world of the human brain