Neuromania : on the limits of brain science

Neuromania : on the limits of brain science / Paolo Legrenzi, Carlo Umiltà ; translated by Frances Anderson.

Neuroeconomics, neuromarketing, neuroaesthetics and neurotheology are just a few of the novel disciplines that have been inspired by a combination of ancient knowledge along with recent discoveries about how the human brain works. This book critically questions our love affair with brain imaging.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Legrenzi, Paolo
Other Authors: Umiltà, C. A. (Carlo Arrigo)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Neuropsychology.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Neuropsychology
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Neuro-mania.
Description
Summary:Neuroeconomics, neuromarketing, neuroaesthetics and neurotheology are just a few of the novel disciplines that have been inspired by a combination of ancient knowledge along with recent discoveries about how the human brain works. This book critically questions our love affair with brain imaging.
Item Description:Originally published in Italian as: Neuro-mania : il cervello non spiega chi siamo. Bologna : Il mulino, ©2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 120 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191621727
0191621722
0191729167
9780191729164
Language:Translated from the Spanish.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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