Brainscapes

A pathbreaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of "maps" etched into your gray matterand how technology can use them to read your mind. Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: Scrawled across your brain's surfaces are actual maps of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Scientists first began uncovering these maps over a century ago, but we are only now beginning to unlock their secretsand comprehend their profound impact on our lives. Brain maps distort and shape our experience of the world, support complex thought, and make technology-enabled mind-reading a modern-day reality, raising important questions about what is real, what is fair, and what is private. They shine a light on both our past and our possible futures. In the process, they invite us to view ourselves from a startling new perspective. In Brainscapes, Rebecca...