The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds

by Mark Humphries and Mark Humphries

Book Overview

The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work We see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that? We reach a hand out. In the 2.1 seconds that this impulse travels through our brain, billions of neurons communicate with one another, sending blips of voltage through our sensory and motor regions. Neuroscientists call these blips "spikes." Spikes enable us to do everything: talk, eat, run, see, plan, and decide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691241481
• ISBN13: 9780691241487
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"