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How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now by Stanislas Dehaene

There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and 'learning' is such a word. It seems so ordinary, everyone does it. Actually it's more of a black box, which Dehaene cracks open to reveal the awesome secrets within.--The New York Times Book Review

An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them


The human brain is an extraordinary learning machine. Its ability to reprogram itself is unparalleled, and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. But how do we learn? What innate biological foundations underlie our ability to acquire new information, and what principles modulate their efficiency?

In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, and cognitive psychology to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms in our schools and universities, as well as in everyday life and at any age.

How We Learn Reviews

There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and 'learning' is such a word. It seems so ordinary, everyone does it. Actually it's more of a black box, which Dehaene cracks open to reveal the awesome secrets within . . . His explanation of the basic machinery of the brain is an excellent primer.--The New York Times Book Review

[An] expert overview of learning . . . Never mind our opposable thumb, upright posture, fire, tools, or language; it is education that enabled humans to conquer the world . . . Dehaene's fourth insightful exploration of neuroscience will pay dividends for attentive readers.--Kirkus Reviews

[Dehaene] rigorously examines our remarkable capacity for learning. The baby brain is especially awesome and not a 'blank slate' . . . Dehaene's portrait of the human brain is fascinating.--Booklist

A richly instructive [book] for educators, parents, and others interested in how to most effectively foster the pursuit of knowledge. --Publishers Weekly

Praise for Reading in the Brain:


Splendid...Dehaene reveals how decades of low-tech experiments and high-tech brain-imaging studies have unwrapped the mystery of reading and revealed its component parts...A pleasure to read. [Dehaene] never oversimplifies; he takes the time to tell the whole story, and he tells it in a literate way.-The Wall Street Journal

Masterful...a delight to read and scientifically precise.-Nature

Praise for Consciousness and the Brain:

Ambitious . . . Dehaene offers nothing less than a blueprint for brainsplaining one of the world's deepest mysteries. . . . [A] fantastic book.-The Washington Post

Dehaene is a maestro of the unconscious.-Scientific American Mind

Brilliant... Essential reading for those who want to experience the excitement of the search for the mind in the brain.-Nature

About Stanislas Dehaene

Stanislas Dehaene is the director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in Saclay, France, and the professor of experimental cognitive psychology at the College de France. He is currently the president of the Scientific Council of the French Ministry of Education.

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CIN0525559884VG
9780525559887
0525559884
How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now by Stanislas Dehaene
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Putnam Inc
20200128
352
N/A
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