In this nationally bestselling, compulsively readable account of what makes brain science a vital component of people's quest to know themselves, acclaimed science writer Steven Johnson subjects his own brain to a battery of tests to find out what's really going on inside. He asks: UL LIHow do we "read" other people? LI LIWhat is the neurochemistry behind love and sex? LI LIWhat does it mean that the brain is teeming with powerful chemicals closely related to recreational drugs? LI LIWhy does music move us to tears? LI LIWhere do breakthrough ideas come from?/ULJohnson answers these and many more questions arising from the events of our everyday lives. You do not have to be a neuroscientist to wonder, for example, why do you smile? And why do you sometimes smile inappropriately, even if you don't want to? How do others read your inappropriate smile? How does such interplay occur neurochemically, and what, if anything, can you do about it?Fascinating and rewarding, "Mind Wide Open" speaks to brain buffs, self-obsessed neurotics, barstool psychologists, mystified parents, grumpy spouses, exasperated managers, and anyone who enjoys speculating and gossiping about the motivations and behaviors of other human beings. Steven Johnson shows us the transformative power of understanding brain science and offers new modes of introspection and tools for better parenting, better relationships, and better living.

史蒂文•约翰逊（Steven Johnson）

美国著名科普作家，TED演讲者，被《展望》杂志（Prospect）誉为“数字化未来十大思想家”之一。

他的写作主题多集中于技术、科学和创新领域，著有How We Got to Now，Where Good Ideas Come From，The Ghost Map，Emergence等10部畅销书，被译成多种语言，在全世界广为传播。

他在《发现》杂志上设有专栏，也是《连线》杂志的特约编辑，作品出现在《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》、《国家》、《纽约客》等报刊杂志中。他还出现在许多高知名度的电视节目中，包括查理•罗斯秀，乔恩•斯图尔特每日秀和吉姆•莱勒新闻时间。他创建了三个非常有影响力的网站，并为一些互联网公司服务。

译者简介

洪兰

中国台湾著名教育家，加州大学实验心理学博士，脑科学家，台湾地区第一位认知神经科学研究所所长，翻译了大量欧美优秀的脑科学相关著作，并撰写教育类杂志专栏二十年，出版诸多畅销作品。