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The Vicarious Brain, Creator of Worlds
| Full title: | The Vicarious Brain, Creator of Worlds |
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| ISBN: | 9780674088955 |
| ISBN 10: | 0674088956 |
| Authors: | Berthoz, Alain |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Num. pages: | 224 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2017 |
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Synopsis
Groping Around A Familiar Room In The Dark, Relearning To Read After A Brain Injury, Navigating A Virtual Landscape Through An Avatar: All Are Expressions Of Vicariance—when The Brain Substitutes One Process Or Function For Another. Alain Berthoz Shows That This Capacity Allows Humans To Think Creatively In An Increasingly Complex World.