Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives

by Dean Buonomano

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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 our judgment; 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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393076024

ISBN13:9780393076028

Release Date:July 2011

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.33 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

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