THE CONDUCTOR IN YOUR HEAD. FRONTAL LOBES IN A COMPLEX WORLD

Discover a fascinating journey into the depths of the human brain, where the frontal lobes play the role of a conductor, coordinating our thoughts, emotions, and actions. This book is the key to understanding how the brain engages in decision-making, coping with novelty, and making moral choices.

• Learn about the role of the frontal lobes in regulating behavior
• Discover the mechanisms of neuroplasticity
• Understand the decision-making process
• Learn how to deal with novelty and ambiguity
• Examine moral choices
• Analyze the functioning of a healthy brain
• Familiarize yourself with situations when the "leader fails"

The Conductor in Your Head is Elkhonon Goldberg's most important publication, the culmination of his scientific achievements. Based on the latest discoveries, developing complex scientific ideas and relating them to life through fascinating case studies and anecdotes, the author examines how the brain engages in complex decision-making, how it copes with novelty and ambiguity, and how it makes moral choices. He analyzes the functioning of an efficient brain and describes situations "when the leader fails" - this second thread seems extremely important in times when longer life is unfortunately associated with a more frequent occurrence of various neurological diseases. Elkhonon Goldberg questions established assumptions at every turn and tracks down traces of outdated concepts in new scientific ideas.

Elkhonon Goldberg, a world-renowned neuropsychologist dealing with the study of the biological basis of complex human behavior, decided to explain as simply as possible (but without simplification and excessive simplification) the role that the frontal lobe plays in regulating our behavior. (…) This evolutionarily youngest and at the same time the most complex part of our brain is responsible for creating plans, choosing important goals for us and their effective implementation.

The author also describes his scientific path, his relationship with Alexander Romanovich Luria, about whom he used to say: "he was my professor, my mentor, my friend and my tyrant", and the trick he used to escape from the Soviet Union. Discover a fascinating story about the brain and its extraordinary capabilities!

Original title: The New Executive Brain. Frontal Lobes in a Complex World. Translator: Małgorzata Guzowska. Scientific editor: Michał Harciarek.

Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Binding: paperback. Format: 236x166 mm. Number of pages: 396. Year of publication: 2024.