Das Gehirn

What do we actually have in our heads and how do we envision the processes within? Is our self something different from our body, and how do we make sense of the world around us? What will the brain of the future look like? Works from art and cultural history intersect with medical history and current brain research to explore and better understand the human brain. Many disciplines collaborate to approach the brain as an unknown territory. Brain research provides current insights but also faces many unresolved questions. Art and humanities disciplines such as philosophy help us think freely about thinking and feeling, consciousness and perception, memory and dreams. In a magazine-like format, this volume offers a kaleidoscopic view of the most enigmatic organ of the human body: with reports, interviews, essays, and a wealth of illustrations, it provides a fresh and multi-perspective insight into one of the most diverse fields of research today.