How the mind works /
Pinker, Steven, 1954-
How the mind works / Steven Pinker. - UK : Penguin Books, 2015. - xx, 660 p. : ill. b&w ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Standard equipment --
Ch. 2. Thinking machines --
Ch. 3. Revenge of the nerds --
Ch. 4. The mind's eye --
Ch. 5. Good ideas --
Ch. 6. Hotheads --
Ch. 7. Family values --
Ch. 8. The meaning of life.
How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.
Why do we laugh?
What makes memories fade?
Why do people believe in ghosts?
Why do fools fall in love?
9780141980782
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Brain
Natural selection
Human evolution
Psychology
612.82
How the mind works / Steven Pinker. - UK : Penguin Books, 2015. - xx, 660 p. : ill. b&w ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Standard equipment --
Ch. 2. Thinking machines --
Ch. 3. Revenge of the nerds --
Ch. 4. The mind's eye --
Ch. 5. Good ideas --
Ch. 6. Hotheads --
Ch. 7. Family values --
Ch. 8. The meaning of life.
How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.
Why do we laugh?
What makes memories fade?
Why do people believe in ghosts?
Why do fools fall in love?
9780141980782
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Brain
Natural selection
Human evolution
Psychology
612.82