FEBRUARY 1: TIME EUROPE COVER: THE BRAIN A USER'S GUIDE Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007
(London, February 1, 2007) In this week's issue, TIME presents "The Brain: A User's Guide." TIME reports, "As 21st century science and technology open the brain to us as never before, accepted truths are becoming less true. The brain, we're finding, is indeed a bordered organ, subdivided into zones and functions. But the lines are blurrier than we ever imagined." This week's issue will be on newsstands from Friday February 2, 2007. The special issue includes: Steven Pinker, distinguished Harvard professor and author of "How the Brain Works," reports in TIME's "The Mystery of Consciousness" that a new field, the science of consciousness, is shaking some of our deepest convictions of what it means to be human. Pinker writes that the feature that neuroscientists "find least controversial is the one the many people… find the most shocking…. the idea that our thoughts, sensations, joys and aches consist entirely of physiological activity in the tissues of the brain." In "How the Brain Rewires Itself," Sharon Begley, author of the forthcoming book "Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain," explains the new science of neuroplasticity, which overturns long-held assumptions that the adult brain changes very little, and only for the worse. "The brain can be rewired," writes Begley. TIME's Michael Lemonick reports in "The Flavor of Memories" on new research that reveals that memory and emotion are intimately linked, causing any kind of emotional experience to create stronger memories in our brains. TIME reports on new studies on the connection that may help victims of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological conditions. In "Six Lesson for Handling Stress," TIME's Christine Gorman reports on the science behind what's going on in your brain when you're burnt out and what you can do to avoid it. Lesson No. 1 in managing stress and avoiding burnout is: just breathe. Also...Scott Haig examines the power of hope and Michael Brunton uncovers the secrets of babies' brains INSIDE TIME
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