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Written by one of the world’s leading neuroscientists,
Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental
studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.
Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments
and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the
mind and the brain
Demonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and
physical comes to us through models created by our brain
Shows how the brain makes communication of ideas from
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Chris Frith is Professor in Neuropsychology at the Wellcome
Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London. His
publications include Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction
2003, with Eve C. Johnstone and The Neuroscience of Social
Interaction 2004, edited with Daniel Wolpert.
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Prologue: Real scientists don’t study the mind.
Part I: Seeing through the brain’s illusions:.
1. Clues from a damaged brain.
2. What a normal brain tells us about the world.
3. What the brain tells us about our bodies.
Part II: How the brain does it:.
4. Getting ahead by prediction.
5. Our perception of the world is a fantasy that coincides with
reality.
6. How brains model minds.
Part III: Culture and the brain:.
7. Sharing minds – How the brain creates culture.
Epilogue: Me and my Brain.
ReferencesFurther Reading
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