Talking Heads : The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds

Name: Talking Heads : The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds
Author: O'Mara
ISBN: 9781847926494

by O'Mara

ISBN: 9781847926494

Published: 2023

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'Enjoyable' New Scientist 'Delightfully well-written, accessible, surprisingly reflective and humorous' Irish Times 'Thoughtful' Irish Independent From neurons to nations, Talking Heads is a stunning survey of the science of human connection and communication We are social animals and talking is part of what makes us human. But what purpose does conversation serve? In this revelatory tour of talking, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara explores why we communicate, what happens in our brains when we do it, and what it means for us as individuals, groups and societies. How do our thoughts, memories, and conversations change our brains? What does it mean that we spend most of our thinking lives in a five-minute bubble around the present moment? Why does our sense of self solidify with age, even as we grow more forgetful? In what ways do we imagine futures together? And how do our nations begin as conversations? Moving from the personal to the social and ultimately towards a radical new...

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