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Alan Jasanoff is a professor of biological engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, and nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on neuroimaging and the biological foundations of cognition.
Known for: The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are
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The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are
In this book, neuroscientist Alan Jasanoff challenges the common notion that the brain alone defines who we are. He argues that our minds are not confined to the skull but are deeply connected to our bodies and the surrounding environment. Through accessible explanations and scientific insights, Jasanoff explores how biological processes and external factors jointly shape human thought, emotion, and identity.
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Historical Context: How We Split the Mind from the Body
To understand how we arrived at the brain-centric view, we must look at the long shadow cast by Descartes. His famous division between mind and body—the belief that mental phenomena are immaterial while the body is mechanical—set the tone for centuries of scientific investigation. Modern neuroscienc...
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The Brain as Part of a Larger System
The brain alone is never adequate to explain thought. Neural activity is deeply intertwined with sympathetic and parasympathetic signals, hormonal cascades, and physiological feedback loops managing everything from digestion to stress response. When we consider the brain as one organ among many, we ...
From The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are
About Alan Jasanoff
Alan Jasanoff is a professor of biological engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, and nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on neuroimaging and the biological foundations of cognition.
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