The author seems most eager to point out ways that our current understanding of the brain could lead to wild, sci-fi futures. The inaccuracies were referenced but did not match what the reference material stated and I had to go to the reference source to clarify what was actually factually correct. Eagleman’s infectious enthusiasm, his use of fascinating anecdotes, and his clear, effortless prose render the secrets of the brain’s adaptability into a truly compelling page-turner. Livewired" is the catchy term David Eagleman has coined to describe the miraculous ability of the brain to adapt in concert with its environment and make sense of the world.

These helped to keep me engage, and helped me absorb more than I usually do listening to a non-fiction book. Popular science book topics are a bit like buses - you wait ages for one on a particular topic/route and then a whole string of the turn up.Despite occasional issues with the writing (and a warning that if you're squeamish that there are quite a lot of medical details as a lot we learn about the brain is from the results of damage and surgery) this is one of the best brain books I've read this year. Särskilt beskriver David Eagleman hur hjärnan har förmågan att tolka komplicerade signaler från sensoriska organ och av dessa ta till vara på den i stunden relevanta informationen. My only slight doubt about this one is that I was a person who did this at the time, but I never noticed the effect, nor did I hear of it from anyone else. As this is her field, I'm putting my plans to read the book on hold, unless I read something that convinces me otherwise. Excellent book about the plasticity of the brain -- about how every experience we have changes the brain, and about how the brain maximizes it resources to interpret the data coming in from our senses.

Astonishing visual illusions will make you doubt your own sanity, and the stories will make for excellent fodder for all the cocktail parties you're not attending. If you said, "Well, the kid's going to lose his ability to walk, talk, do anything really," you'd be correct — but only for a few months. The pacing was great, and he didn't get bogged down in the technical details that sometimes make this particular subject matter unapproachable to many.Det bildar en stängd loop där direkt återkoppling följs av fler försök som efterhand blir mer korrekta tills dess att en nära fullständig förståelse är uppnådd.

Eagleman also sets himself apart by introducing new, often quite startling theories, as well as making predictions. He is the author of many books, including Livewired, Sum, Incognito, The Brain, and The Runaway Species.I’m happy to say that this book not only distills the scientific literature into its fundamental points, but also that the writing of this book gave me a view to some next steps, such that I’m able to propose some big new hypotheses: for example, why we dream, and how that’s related to the rotation of the planet. This book encapsulates the vast knowledge that goes into neuroscience and the sub-disciplinary fields. If that was the sole purpose, I think there would be more energy efficient ways to achieve the same goal (like shutting down for example). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain is a non-fiction book by David Eagleman, a neuroscientist at Stanford University.