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<p><b>'Charming and addictively accessible' STEVEN PINKER</b><br> <b><br> 'Original, authoritative and beautiful' BRIAN COX</b><br> <b><br> 'The most wonderful adventure' ROBIN INCE<br> <br></b><b>A brilliantly illustrated journey through the wonders and mysteries of the human brain - from a renowned husband-and-wife team of cognitive neuroscientists.</b><br> <br> Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. In <i>Two Heads</i>, their distinguished careers serve as a prism through which they share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition including diversity, prejudice, confidence, collaboration and empathy.<br> <br> Working with their son Alex Frith and artist Daniel Locke, they examine the way that neuroscientific research is now focused on the fact we are a social species, whose brains have evolved to work cooperatively. What happens when people gather in groups? How do people behave when they're in pairs - either pitted against each other or working together? Is it better to surround yourself with people who are similar to yourself, or different? And, are two heads <i>really</i> better than one?<br> <br> Highly original and ingeniously illustrated, <i>Two Heads</i> provides an expansive understanding of how our brains work, and how they work together.</p>