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2207829Do I Know You?https://www.gandhi.com.mx/do-i-know-you-11/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2014031/da096883-3e14-4d22-90e4-b5359c2905eb.jpg?v=638479185034300000263310MXNLittle, Brown and CompanyInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>An award-winning science writer discovers she has prosopagnosia (face blindness) and aphantasia (the inability to visualize) and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imaginationwhile solving some long-running mysteries about her own life.</strong></p><p>Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that shes a little quirky. But while shes made some strange mistakes over the years, its not until she accosts a stranger in a grocery store (whom she thinks is her husband) that she realizes something is amiss.</p><p>With a mixture of curiosity and dread, Dingfelder starts contacting neuroscientists and lands herself in scores of studies. In the course of her nerdy midlife crisis, she discovers that she is emphatically not neurotypical. She has prosopagnosia (faceblindness), stereoblindness, aphantasia (an inability to create mental imagery), and a condition called severely deficient autobiographical memory.</p><p>As Dingfelder begins to see herself more clearly, she discovers a vast well of hidden neurodiversity in the world at large. There are so many different flavors of human consciousness, and most of us just assume that ours is the norm. Can you visualize? Do you have an inner monologue? Are you always 100 percent sure whether you know someone or not? If you can perform any of these mental feats, you may be surprised to learn that many peopleincluding Dingfeldercant.</p><p>A lively blend of personal narrative and popular science, <em>Do I Know You?</em> is the story of one unusual minds attempt to understand itselfand a fascinating exploration of the remarkable breadth of human experience.</p>...2172698Do I Know You?263310https://www.gandhi.com.mx/do-i-know-you-11/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2014031/da096883-3e14-4d22-90e4-b5359c2905eb.jpg?v=638479185034300000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249780316545433_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_<p><strong>An award-winning science writer discovers shes faceblind, and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imagination while solving some long-running mysteries about her own life.</strong></p><p>Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that shes a little quirky. But while shes made some strange mistakes over the years, its not until she accosts a stranger in a grocery store (who she thinks is her husband) that she realizes something is amiss.</p><p>With a mixture of curiosity and dread, Dingfelder starts contacting neuroscientists and lands herself in scores of studies. In the course of her nerdy midlife crisis, she discovers that she is emphatically not neurotypical. She has prosopagnosia (faceblindness), stereoblindness, aphantasia (an inability to create mental imagery), and a condition called Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory.</p><p>What Dingfelder learns about the brain captivates her. What she learns about the places where her brain falls short forces her to reinterpret major events from her past and grieve for losses she didnt even know shed had.</p><p>As Dingfelder learns to see herself more clearly, she also discovers a vast well of hidden neurodiversity in the world at large. There are so many different flavors of human consciousness, and most of us just assume that ours is the norm. Can you visualize? Do you have an inner monologue? Are you always 100 sure whether you know someone or not? Do you know your left from your right? If you can perform any of these mental feats, you may be surprised to learn that many people including Dingfelder cant.</p><p>A lively blend of personal narrative and popular science, <em>Do I Know You?</em> is the story of one unusual minds attempt to understand itself and a fascinating exploration of the remarkable breadth of human experience.</p>...(*_*)9780316545433_<p><strong>An award-winning science writer discovers she has prosopagnosia (face blindness) and aphantasia (the inability to visualize) and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imaginationwhile solving some long-running mysteries about her own life.</strong></p><p>Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that shes a little quirky. But while shes made some strange mistakes over the years, its not until she accosts a stranger in a grocery store (whom she thinks is her husband) that she realizes something is amiss.</p><p>With a mixture of curiosity and dread, Dingfelder starts contacting neuroscientists and lands herself in scores of studies. In the course of her nerdy midlife crisis, she discovers that she is emphatically not neurotypical. She has prosopagnosia (faceblindness), stereoblindness, aphantasia (an inability to create mental imagery), and a condition called severely deficient autobiographical memory.</p><p>As Dingfelder begins to see herself more clearly, she discovers a vast well of hidden neurodiversity in the world at large. There are so many different flavors of human consciousness, and most of us just assume that ours is the norm. Can you visualize? Do you have an inner monologue? Are you always 100 percent sure whether you know someone or not? If you can perform any of these mental feats, you may be surprised to learn that many peopleincluding Dingfeldercant.</p><p>A lively blend of personal narrative and popular science, <em>Do I Know You?</em> is the story of one unusual minds attempt to understand itselfand a fascinating exploration of the remarkable breadth of human experience.</p>...9780316545433_Little, Brown and Companylibro_electonico_8d21c616-6744-3552-a53d-04fab3b2e199_9780316545433;9780316545433_9780316545433Sadie DingfelderInglésMéxico2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-44e0f25a-539e-43d1-9c20-a83c1547eeaa.epub2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00Little, Brown and Company