Believing brain
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'The Believing Brain is a tour de force integrating neuroscience and the social sciences to explain how irrational beliefs are formed and reinforced' - Dr Leonard Mlodinow, author The Drunkard's Walk
Synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist and science historian, Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. Using sensory data that flow in through the senses, the brain naturally looks for and finds patterns - and then infuses those patterns with meaning, forming beliefs. Once beliefs are formed, our brains subconsciously seek out confirmatory evidence in support of those beliefs, which accelerates the process of reinforcing them, and round and round the process goes in a positive-feedback loop.
In The Believing Brain, Shermer provides countless real-world examples of how this process operates, from politics, economics, and religion to conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and the paranormal. Ultimately, he demonstrates why science is the best tool ever devised to determine whether or not our belief matches reality.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 07 juni 2012
Aantal pagina's: 464
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Michael Shermer
Hoofduitgeverij: Constable & Robinson
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 132 mm
Product hoogte: 34 mm
Product lengte: 196 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 131 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 35 mm
Verpakking lengte: 198 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 372 g
EAN: 9781780335292