Overview
Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have--older than language. In Dark and Magical Places, Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the remarkable extent of what our minds can do. Fueled by his own spatial shortcomings, Kemp describes the brain regions that orient us in space and the specialized neurons that do it. Place cells. Grid cells. He examines how the brain plans routes, recognizes landmarks, and makes sure we leave a room through a door instead of trying to leave through a painting. From the secrets of supernavigators like the indigenous hunters of the Bolivian rainforest to the confusing environments inhabited by people with place blindness, Kemp charts the myriad ways in which we find our way and explains the cutting-edge neuroscience behind them. How did Neanderthals navigate? Why do even seasoned hikers stray from the trail? What spatial skills do we inherit from our parents? How can smartphones and our reliance on GPS devices impact our brains? In engaging, engrossing language, Kemp unravels the mysteries of navigating and links the brain's complex functions to the effects that diseases like Alzheimer's, types of amnesia, and traumatic brain injuries have on our perception of the world around us.
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher K Germer ,
Christopher Kemp ,
Neil Gardner
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Imprint: HighBridge Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798212056267
Publication Date: 25 January 2022
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Christopher Kemp is a molecular biologist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases at Michigan State University. He lives with his family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Christopher Kemp is a molecular biologist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases at Michigan State University. He lives with his family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Neil Gardner owns and runs Ladbroke Audio Ltd., one of the UK's leading independent audiobook production houses. He has been a professional broadcaster and narrator for over twenty-five years, working in UK and international radio, and then BBC and commercial independent audio. He has narrated more than thirty audiobooks, winning the prestigious AudioFile Earphones Award in 2018. He has also produced numerous internationally award-winning audiobooks and audio dramas for publishers including BBC Audio, Audible, Penguin Random House, and Little, Brown Book Group. He owns and runs his own audio studios in Croydon, Surrey (UK), which are used by leading UK audio publishers every day.
