Dr Joseph Jebelli

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Dr Joseph Jebelli is a British neuroscientist and author whose book How the Mind Changed explores the evolution of the human brain and how millions of years of evolutionary development have shaped the way we think, feel, remember and perceive the world. Jebelli traces the history of the human brain from its earliest origins through the... major evolutionary changes that gave rise to consciousness, language, emotion and the complex cognitive abilities that distinguish humans from other species. He is a research fellow at University College London whose academic work focuses on neurodegeneration and brain disease. His previous book In Pursuit of Memory examined the science of Alzheimer's disease. Jebelli brings a scientist's expertise and a writer's skill to popular science, making complex neuroscience accessible and engaging for general readers. His writing is characterised by its clarity, its narrative energy and its ability to convey the wonder and complexity of the brain without sacrificing scientific accuracy. The audiobook edition brings his fascinating exploration of brain evolution to listeners who enjoy popular science writing about the organ that makes us human. Read more Show less