In Praise of Walking

Informationen zum Autor Shane O'Mara is Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. He is Principal Investigator in, and was director of, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, one of Europe's leading research centres for neuroscience, as well as being a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator and a Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator. He is the author of Why Torture Doesn't Work , A Brain for Business and In Praise of Walking . His musings on neuroscience, psychology and life can be found at the substack Brain Pizza . Klappentext 'Informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch pototo' New Scientist Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It defines us as a species. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. It freed our hands and freed our minds. We put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds, and urges us to appreciate - and exercise - our miraculous ability. 'Will leave you itching to go out for a good old-fashioned stroll' Mail on Sunday *A Sunday Independent Book of the Week* Zusammenfassung In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds, and urges us to appreciate – and exercise – our miraculous ability.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shane O'Mara, O'Mara Shane
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781784707576
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-757-6
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking, popular science, Walking, hiking, trekking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, Popular medicine & health, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Popular medicine and health, HEALTH & FITNESS / Exercise / General