Science et Cerveau (French) - no. 21/2024

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Why a magazine about the brain? Its ugly folds and soft material are not very appealing... How can we imagine that this organ, squeezed into our skull, is the ultimate support of our existence, the very home of our reason, desire, love, fear, memory... This precious organ, the true control tower of our conscious, unconscious and autonomous activity, the seat of our intimate thoughts, our raw emotions, our intelligence and our memories, remains mysterious to us. Neuroscience has advanced our understanding of brain mechanisms by mile-long steps. From language to dreams, from memory to consciousness, every area of our brain is being examined closely in the hope of uncovering new secrets. Why are we blessed with a sense of morality and how can we explain our constant conflict between good and evil? Where does consciousness come from? What triggers degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's ? What are the causes of schizophrenia or autism? Is it possible to boost cognitive abilities with technology? So many questions that the authors of this French, scientific quarterly try to answer..

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