Pieces of Mind

Drawing upon various other disciplines—including anthropology, biology, neuroscience, and linguistics—this account offers an up-to-date, broad coverage of psychological topics. Answering questions such as Why do we remember faces but not names? What would be the consequences of cutting a brain in half? and Do human beings really only use 10% of their brains? it also dismisses certain inaccurate theories about the mind, and explains how it enables us to speak, stand upright, and compose music. From behavioral experiments to cognitive theory and Darwinian evolution, this book is a comprehensive introduction to the intricacies of the human brain.