In his view, the brain's ability to reconfigure connections between its different areas in response to feedback is "quite possibly the most gorgeous phenomenon in biology," and also holds exciting practical applications. Neuroscientist Eagleman (The Brain) delivers an intellectually exhilarating look at neuroplasticity. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new discoveries from Eagleman’s own laboratory, from synesthesia to dreaming to wearable neurotech devices that revolutionize how we think about the senses. In Livewired, you will surf the leading edge of neuroscience atop the anecdotes and metaphors that have made David Eagleman one of the best scientific translators of our generation. The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it’s made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric, living fabric.
This book is not simply about what the brain is it is about what it does. The greatest technology we have ever discovered on our planet is the three-pound organ carried in the vault of the skull. The answers to these questions are right behind our eyes. What does drug withdrawal have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time but other memories? How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue, or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? Why did many people in the 1980s mistakenly perceive book pages to be slightly red in color? Why is the world’s best archer armless? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts, just as we do our fingers and toes? Why do we dream at night, and what does that have to do with the rotation of the Earth? “ Livewired reads wonderfully like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Sagan’s front lawn.” - The Wall Street Journal "Eagleman renders the secrets of the brain’s adaptability into a truly compelling page-turner.” -Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner
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