Brain: Your Personal Story

We believe that our world is largely logical and predictable, and therefore we make forecasts, calculate the probability of earthquakes, epidemics, economic crises, try to guess the outcomes of stock market trades and sports matches. In this boundless ocean of data, it is important to be able to correctly identify the real signal and not be distracted by useless informational noise.

David Eagleman, a renowned American neurobiologist, author of world bestsellers, creator and host of the international television series «Brain», invites readers on an exciting journey to the roots of their own personality, into the depths of the mysterious organ whose secrets science has only begun to penetrate recently. Who are we? How do we move? How do we make decisions? Why do we need other people? And most importantly, what awaits us in the future? What discoveries and opportunities does the incredibly powerful brain, endowed by evolution, promise humanity? It is possible that in the near future, the plasticity of the brain, which for millions of years has allowed people to adapt to the changing conditions of the surrounding world, will help them free themselves from biological foundations and make the greatest leap in human history — the transition to the era of transhumanism.