Stanislas Dehaene Bücher

Wir sind von Zahlen umgeben, die unser Leben dominieren – sei es auf Kreditkarten, Münzen, Schecks oder in digitalen Tabellen. Sie sind das Fundament unserer Technologie und ermöglichen es uns, Raketen zu starten, Brücken zu bauen, Güter auszutauschen und Rechnungen zu begleichen. In gewisser Weise sind Zahlen kulturelle Erfindungen, die in ihrer Bedeutung nur mit der Landwirtschaft oder dem Rad vergleichbar sind. Ihre Wurzeln reichen tief: Bereits vor Tausenden von Jahren nutzten babylonische Wissenschaftler Zahlzeichen für präzise astronomische Berechnungen. Noch viel früher, in der Steinzeit, schufen Menschen die ersten geschriebenen Zahlenreihen, indem sie Knochen einkerbten oder Punkte auf Höhlenwände malten. Es wird sogar argumentiert, dass Tiere schon vor Millionen von Jahren einfache Rechnungen anstellten. Sind Zahlen also fast so alt wie das Leben selbst? Sind sie in der Struktur unseres Gehirns verankert? Besitzen wir einen Zahlensinn, eine Intuition, die uns hilft, Zahlen und Mathematik zu verstehen? Vor fünfzehn Jahren, während meiner Ausbildung zum Mathematiker, entdeckte ich meine Faszination für die abstrakten Objekte, mit denen ich arbeitete, insbesondere für die einfachsten von ihnen – die Zahlen.

Wie entstehen bewusste Gedanken? Welches Bewusstsein haben Koma-Patienten? Oder Säuglinge? Haben wir einen freien Willen? Wie weit sind wir von künstlichen Intelligenzen entfernt, die sich ihres eigenen Wissens bewusst sind? Stanislas Dehaenes Theorie des Bewusstseins ist ein Meilenstein der Gehirnforschung. Noch immer müssen viele Einzelheiten endgültig bewiesen werden, aber die Wissenschaft vom Bewusstsein liefert inzwischen mehr als bloße Hypothesen. Stanislas Dehaene gibt einen aufregenden Überblick über die Fortschritte der Gehirnforschung und entwickelt eine neue, empirische Theorie wie wir wahrnehmen, fühlen, denken. Ein Schlüsselwerk über die vielfältigen Prozesse der Informationsverarbeitung, die unser Gehirn, ein in der Evolution entstandenes Netzwerk aus Milliarden Neuronen, vollbringt. Obwohl wir alle den gleichen Gesamtbestand an Neuronen haben, ist ihre jeweilige Organisation das Ergebnis einer andauernden Entwicklung, die jedes Gehirn anders formt, woraus schließlich unsere jeweils einzigartige Persönlichkeit hervorgeht.

Ein Muss für alle, die das Lesen lieben Wunder des Lesens: WaruM knnen wr slbst dsn sAtZ vrsthn? Eine spannende Expedition vom Alphabet im Affengehirn bis zur Entstehung des Denkens in unseren Köpfen. Dieses Buch beantwortet alle Fragen: Warum liest der Mensch? Warum verstehen wir die Buchstaben? Warum gibt es Legasthenie? Wo liegen die Grenzen des Schnell-Lesens? Wie verändern digitale Technologien unser Denken? Schwarze Zeichen auf weißem Papier. Möglicherweise unterschiedlich in ihrer Größe, Form, Anordnung. Dennoch wird in Sekundenbruchteilen ein ganzes Universum von Bedeutungen erschaffen. Der renommierte französische Kognitionswissenschaftler Stanislas Dehaene unternimmt einen aufregenden Streifzug durch die Landschaft in unseren Köpfen. Er beschreibt, was zwischen Kindergarten und zweiter Klasse im Gehirn passiert und wie dieser unendlich komplizierte Vorgang so automatisiert wird, ds slbst fEhlr kEIne rlle mhr spiln. Wie geht Lesen? Wie funktioniert die Verbindung von Auge und Geist, die gedruckte Zeichen in Töne, Musik und Bedeutung verwandelt und Gedanken begründet? Und warum hat unser Primatengehirn vor 5400 Jahren nach millionenjähriger Evolution plötzlich das Lesen erfunden? Das unverzichtbare Buch über die Kulturtechnik Lesen. Ausstattung: mit farbigen Abb.

“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.

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 machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene decodes the brain's biological mechanisms, delving into the neuronal, synaptic, and molecular processes taking place. He explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood and that we can enhance our learning and memory at any age. We can all learn to learn by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain's learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback, and consolidation. The exciting advancements in artificial intelligence of the last twenty years reveal just as much about our remarkable abilities as they do about the potential of machines. How We Learn 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.

'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights ... This could have significant real-world results' Sunday Times Humanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and social knowledge at a rate that surpasses the best supercomputers. But how, exactly, do our brains learn? In How We Learn, leading neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene delves into the psychological, neuronal, synaptic and molecular mechanisms of learning. Drawing on case studies of children who learned despite huge difficulty and trauma, he explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but also assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood. We can all enhance our learning and memory at any age and 'learn to learn' by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain's learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback and consolidation. The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled, and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. How We Learn finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, cognitive psychology and education to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms - and even improve them - in our schools and universities as well as in everyday life.

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain How does our brain generate a conscious thought? And why does so much of our knowledge remain unconscious? Thanks to clever psychological and brain-imaging experiments, scientists are closer to cracking this mystery than ever before. In this lively book, Stanislas Dehaene describes the pioneering work his lab and the labs of other cognitive neuroscientists worldwide have accomplished in defining, testing, and explaining the brain events behind a conscious state. We can now pin down the neurons that fire when a person reports becoming aware of a piece of information and understand the crucial role unconscious computations play in how we make decisions. The emerging theory enables a test of consciousness in animals, babies, and those with severe brain injuries. A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities, Consciousness and the Brain will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical, personal, and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness.

Fifteen of the foremost scientists in this field presented testable theoretical models of consciousness and discussed how our understanding of the role that consciousness plays in our cognitive processes is being refined with some surprising results.

Humanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and social knowledge at a rate that surpasses the best supercomputers. But how, exactly, do our brains learn? In How We Learn, leading neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene delves into the psychological, neuronal, synaptic and molecular mechanisms of learning. Drawing on case studies of children who learned despite huge difficulty and trauma, he explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but also assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood. We can all enhance our learning and memory at any age and 'learn to learn' by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain's learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback and consolidation. The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled, and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. How We Learn finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, cognitive psychology and education to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms - and even improve them - in our schools and universities as well as in everyday life.

"A breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain How does our brain generate a conscious thought? And why does so much of our knowledge remain unconscious? Thanks to clever psychological and brain-imaging experiments, scientists are closer to cracking this mystery than ever before. In this lively book, Stanislas Dehaene describes the pioneering work his lab and the labs of other cognitive neuroscientists worldwide have accomplished in defining, testing, and explaining the brain events behind a conscious state. We can now pin down the neurons that fire when a person reports becoming aware of a piece of information and understand the crucial role unconscious computations play in how we make decisions. The emerging theory enables a test of consciousness in animals, babies, and those with severe brain injuries. A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities, Consciousness and the Brain will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical, personal, and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness"-- Provided by publisher