The Idea Of The Brain By Matthew Cobb

The Idea Of The Brain Matthew Cobb 9781781255896 Blackwell S In the idea of the brain, scientist and historian matthew cobb traces how our conception of the brain has evolved over the centuries. although it might seem to be a story of ever increasing knowledge of biology, cobb shows how our ideas about the brain have been shaped by each era's most significant technologies. Matthew cobb (born 4 february 1957) is a british zoologist and professor of zoology at the university of manchester. he is known for his popular science books the egg & sperm race: the seventeenth century scientists who unravelled the secrets of sex, life and growth; life's greatest secret: the race to crack the genetic code; and the idea of the brain: a history.

The Idea Of The Brain By Matthew Cobb Baillie Gifford Prize In the idea of the brain, scientist and historian matthew cobb traces how our conception of the brain has evolved over the centuries. although it might seem to be a story of ever increasing knowledge of biology, cobb shows how our ideas about the brain have been shaped by each era's most significant technologies. today we might think the brain. The idea of the brain: a history: shortlisted for the baillie gifford prize 2020 kindle edition by cobb, matthew. download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the idea of the brain: a history: shortlisted for the baillie gifford prize 2020. By matthew cobb. ***shortlisted for the 2020 baillie gifford prize for nonfiction***. ten years ago, brain science seemed like a scary topic for the specialist, now it’s everywhere. what to make of all the information out there, what we know, what we don’t know about our brain? the idea of the brain, a highly readable book by matthew cobb. Prize year 2020. science. this is the story of our quest to understand the most mysterious object in the universe: the human brain. today we tend to picture it as a computer. earlier scientists thought about it in their own technological terms: as a telephone switchboard, or a clock, or all manner of fantastic mechanical or hydraulic devices.