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The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

27 hours 26 min

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE CENTURY * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIME ALL-TIME 100 NONFICTION BOOKUpdated with FOUR NEW MAJOR CHAPTERS illuminating the new developments in cancer detection, prevention, treatment, and understanding in the fifteen years since the book’s first publication, this New York Times bestseller is “an ... Read more

$55.99 CAD

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE CENTURY * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIME ALL-TIME 100 NONFICTION BOOKUpdated with FOUR NEW MAJOR CHAPTERS illuminating the new developments in cancer detection, prevention, treatment, and understanding in the fifteen years since the book’s first publication, this New York Times bestseller is “an
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My Lobotomy

A Memoir

by Howard Dully, Charles Fleming ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

A gut-wrenching memoir by a man who was lobotomized at the age of twelve.Assisted by journalist/novelist Charles Fleming, Howard Dully recounts a family tragedy whose Sophoclean proportions he could only sketch in his powerful 2005 broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered."In 1960," he writes, "I was given a transorbital, or 'ice pick' lobotomy. My stepmother arranged it. My father agreed to it. ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A gut-wrenching memoir by a man who was lobotomized at the age of twelve.Assisted by journalist/novelist Charles Fleming, Howard Dully recounts a family tragedy whose Sophoclean proportions he could only sketch in his powerful 2005 broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered."In 1960," he writes, "I was given a transorbital, or 'ice pick' lobotomy. My stepmother arranged it. My father agreed to it.
... Read more
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The Gene

An Intimate History

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

Unabridged

19 hours 23 min

2017 Audie Award Finalist for Non-FictionThe #1 NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerThe basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate HistoryFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a fascinating history of the gene and “a magisterial account of how human minds have laboriously, ingeniously picked apart what makes us tick” (Elle).<... ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

2017 Audie Award Finalist for Non-FictionThe #1 NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerThe basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate HistoryFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a fascinating history of the gene and “a magisterial account of how human minds have laboriously, ingeniously picked apart what makes us tick” (Elle).<...
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Ending Medical Reversal

Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives

by Vinayak K. Prasad, Adam S. Cifu ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

Medications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical "advances" that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base—and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to ... Read more

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Medications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical "advances" that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base—and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to
... Read more
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Concussion: A No-nonsense Guide to Getting Your Life Back After Concussion (Step by Step Guide to Help You through Concussion Rehabilitation and Diaries to Record Your Experience)

by Christopher White ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This insightful guide offers a fresh perspective on consciousness and spirituality, making profound concepts accessible and relatable for the modern reader. Through a blend of practical advice and engaging storytelling, you’ll explore how to navigate life's complexities with grace and clarity.This book empowers you to tap into your authentic self, ... Read more

$10.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This insightful guide offers a fresh perspective on consciousness and spirituality, making profound concepts accessible and relatable for the modern reader. Through a blend of practical advice and engaging storytelling, you’ll explore how to navigate life's complexities with grace and clarity.This book empowers you to tap into your authentic self,
... Read more
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Concussion: How to Aid the Brain through the Recovery Process (How to Achieve Pain Relief Today and the Ultimate Guide to a Successful Surgery)

by Waldo Myers ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that occurs when a sudden blow or jolt to the head or body disrupts normal brain function. It can happen during sports, accidents, falls, or even minor impacts, and may not always involve loss of consciousness. Although often considered “mild,” a concussion can have serious short- and long-term effects if not ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that occurs when a sudden blow or jolt to the head or body disrupts normal brain function. It can happen during sports, accidents, falls, or even minor impacts, and may not always involve loss of consciousness. Although often considered “mild,” a concussion can have serious short- and long-term effects if not
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine
... Read more
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Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by Mary Roach ...

Narrated by Shelly Frasier ...

Unabridged

8 hours

An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.For 2,000 years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.For 2,000 years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and
... Read more
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Paradis perdus

La Traversée des temps, tome 1

by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt ...

Narrated by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt ...

Series Audiobook 1 - La Traversée des temps
Unabridged

18 hours 6 min

Cette Traversée des temps affronte un prodigieux défi : raconter l’histoire de l’humanité sous la forme d’un roman. Faire défiler les siècles, en embrasser les âges, en sentir les bouleversements, comme si Yuval Noah Harari avait croisé Alexandre Dumas. Depuis plus de trente ans, ce projet titanesque occupe Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Accumulant connaissances scientifiques, médicales, religieuses, ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Cette Traversée des temps affronte un prodigieux défi : raconter l’histoire de l’humanité sous la forme d’un roman. Faire défiler les siècles, en embrasser les âges, en sentir les bouleversements, comme si Yuval Noah Harari avait croisé Alexandre Dumas. Depuis plus de trente ans, ce projet titanesque occupe Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Accumulant connaissances scientifiques, médicales, religieuses,
... Read more
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La Porte du ciel

La Traversée des temps, tome 2

by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt ...

Narrated by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt ...

Series Audiobook 2 - La Traversée des temps
Unabridged

19 hours 39 min

Le héros miraculeux d’Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt poursuit sa traversée sur le fleuve du temps. Après le Néolithique, le voici plongé dans une nouvelle enquête au cœur de l’Orient ancien…Noam cherche fougueusement celle qu’il aime, enlevée dans d’étranges conditions. Flanqué de son chien, il découvre un monde en pleine mutation, la Mésopotamie, autrement appelée le Pays des Eaux Douces, où les hommes ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Le héros miraculeux d’Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt poursuit sa traversée sur le fleuve du temps. Après le Néolithique, le voici plongé dans une nouvelle enquête au cœur de l’Orient ancien…Noam cherche fougueusement celle qu’il aime, enlevée dans d’étranges conditions. Flanqué de son chien, il découvre un monde en pleine mutation, la Mésopotamie, autrement appelée le Pays des Eaux Douces, où les hommes
... Read more
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Handbook

by Dr. Karl Disque ...

Narrated by Guy Thillet ...

Series series The Save a Life Initiative
Unabridged

2 hours 17 min

The Save a Life Initiative has just released its newest course: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). This manual is based on the 2020-2025 Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Handbook is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled in an ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Save a Life Initiative has just released its newest course: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). This manual is based on the 2020-2025 Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Handbook is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled in an
... Read more
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Les morts ont la parole

Suivi d'un entretien inédit avec l'auteur

by Philippe Boxho ...

Narrated by Philippe Boxho ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Médecin légiste depuis plus de trente ans, le docteur Philippe Boxho nous fait découvrir dans cet ouvrage son quotidien fait de morts qui ne le sont pas toujours ou pas encore, de disparitions de cadavres, de dissimulations de meurtres, de suicides étonnants.De la scène de crime à la salle d’autopsie, entre pratique médicale et enquête policière, l’expert médico-légal nous raconte son métier, qui ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Médecin légiste depuis plus de trente ans, le docteur Philippe Boxho nous fait découvrir dans cet ouvrage son quotidien fait de morts qui ne le sont pas toujours ou pas encore, de disparitions de cadavres, de dissimulations de meurtres, de suicides étonnants.De la scène de crime à la salle d’autopsie, entre pratique médicale et enquête policière, l’expert médico-légal nous raconte son métier, qui
... Read more
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Dissolving Illusions

Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History 10th Anniversary Edition

by Roman Bystrianyk, Dr. Suzanne Humphries ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Roman E ...

Unabridged

15 hours 53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unveil the concealed realities that shaped the Western world's health evolution, transitioning from an era overshadowed by the specter of infectious diseases to an epoch of prosperity, relative health, and well-being. Dive into the extended Dissolving Illusions: 10th Anniversary Edition, where you'll explore an additional 200+ pages, over 300 new ... Read more

$40.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unveil the concealed realities that shaped the Western world's health evolution, transitioning from an era overshadowed by the specter of infectious diseases to an epoch of prosperity, relative health, and well-being. Dive into the extended Dissolving Illusions: 10th Anniversary Edition, where you'll explore an additional 200+ pages, over 300 new
... Read more
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The Ghost Map

by Steven Johnson ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world.From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E. O. Wilson, and James Gleick, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner with a real-life historical hero that ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world.From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E. O. Wilson, and James Gleick, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner with a real-life historical hero that
... Read more
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Epidemics and Society

From the Black Death to the Present

by Frank M. Snowden ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

23 hours 34 min

A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on 60 MinutesThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreakThis sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on 60 MinutesThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreakThis sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface
... Read more
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Dying of Whiteness

How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland

by Jonathan M. Metzl ...

Narrated by Jamie Renell ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

A physician reveals how right-wing backlash policies have mortal consequences -- even for the white voters they promise to helpNamed one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Esquire and the Boston GlobeIn the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the policies that ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

A physician reveals how right-wing backlash policies have mortal consequences -- even for the white voters they promise to helpNamed one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Esquire and the Boston GlobeIn the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the policies that
... Read more
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Handbook

by Dr. Karl Disque ...

Narrated by Guy Thillet ...

Series series The Save a Life Initiative
Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

The Save a Life Initiative has just released its newest course: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). This manual is based on the 2020-2025 Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Handbook is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Save a Life Initiative has just released its newest course: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). This manual is based on the 2020-2025 Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Handbook is a comprehensive resource intended for health care professionals currently enrolled
... Read more
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Le Bal des folles

Suivi d'un entretien avec l'autrice

by Victoria Mas ...

Narrated by Audrey Sourdive ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

Chaque année, à la mi-carême, se tient, à la Salpêtrière, le très mondain Bal des folles. Le temps d’une soirée, le Tout-Paris s’encanaille en compagnie de femmes déguisées en colombines, gitanes, zouaves et autres mousquetaires. Ce bal « costumé et dansant » n’est rien d’autre qu’une des dernières expérimentations du docteur Charcot, adepte de l’exposition des fous.Dans ce livre terrible et ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Chaque année, à la mi-carême, se tient, à la Salpêtrière, le très mondain Bal des folles. Le temps d’une soirée, le Tout-Paris s’encanaille en compagnie de femmes déguisées en colombines, gitanes, zouaves et autres mousquetaires. Ce bal « costumé et dansant » n’est rien d’autre qu’une des dernières expérimentations du docteur Charcot, adepte de l’exposition des fous.Dans ce livre terrible et
... Read more
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The Facemaker

A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

by Lindsey Fitzharris ...

Narrated by Daniel Gillies ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

**"Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking. And utterly redemptive. Lindsey Fitzharris hit this one out of the park." —Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the VileLindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering Art, presents the compelling, true story of a visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War’s injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

**"Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking. And utterly redemptive. Lindsey Fitzharris hit this one out of the park." —Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the VileLindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering Art, presents the compelling, true story of a visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War’s injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era
... Read more
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La Magie de la digestion

Le secret des combinaisons alimentaires pour retrouver l'équilibre

by Kahina Oussedik, Karim Ferhi ...

Narrated by Cécile Musitelli ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

Vous avez souvent mal au ventre ou vous vous sentez ballonné après les repas ?Vous piquez du nez systématiquement après tous vos déjeuners ?Vous ne parvenez pas à perdre du poids malgré les régimes que vous vous imposez ?Et si ces problèmes provenaient d’une mauvaise connaissance de notre système digestif ?Le docteur Kahina Oussedik, biochimiste alimentaire, s’intéresse de près à toutes les ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Vous avez souvent mal au ventre ou vous vous sentez ballonné après les repas ?Vous piquez du nez systématiquement après tous vos déjeuners ?Vous ne parvenez pas à perdre du poids malgré les régimes que vous vous imposez ?Et si ces problèmes provenaient d’une mauvaise connaissance de notre système digestif ?Le docteur Kahina Oussedik, biochimiste alimentaire, s’intéresse de près à toutes les
... Read more
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Pandemic 1918

Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History

by Catharine Arnold ...

Narrated by Peter Wickham ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

Before AIDS or coronavirus, there was the Spanish Flu — Catharine Arnold's gripping narrative, Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history.In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people. German soldiers termed it ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Before AIDS or coronavirus, there was the Spanish Flu — Catharine Arnold's gripping narrative, Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history.In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people. German soldiers termed it
... Read more
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Treat Your Own Back

by Robin McKenzie OBE CNZM ...

Narrated by Catherine Popert ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling " Treat Your Own" Series, written by internationally-acclaimed Physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling " Treat Your Own" Series, written by internationally-acclaimed Physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of
... Read more
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Letters to a Young Therapist

by Mary Pipher ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

**A gifted healer’s powerful guidance on how therapy can help us revitalize our emotional landscape in an increasingly stressful world“A wise and compassionate book.” ―The Washington Post**Mary Pipher's groundbreaking investigation of America's “girl-poisoning culture,” Reviving Ophelia, established its author as one of the nation's foremost authorities on family issues. In Letters to a Young ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

**A gifted healer’s powerful guidance on how therapy can help us revitalize our emotional landscape in an increasingly stressful world“A wise and compassionate book.” ―The Washington Post**Mary Pipher's groundbreaking investigation of America's “girl-poisoning culture,” Reviving Ophelia, established its author as one of the nation's foremost authorities on family issues. In Letters to a Young
... Read more
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Votre cerveau n'a pas fini de vous étonner

by Boris Cyrulnik, Pierre Bustany, Jean-Michel Oughourlian, Christophe André, Thierry Janssen, Patrice Van Eersel ...

Narrated by Bernard Gabay, Antoine David-Calvet ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

On savait que le cerveau était l'entité la plus complexe de l'univers connu. Mais les nouvelles découvertes démontrent que ses possibilités sont bien plus étonnantes qu'on ne le croyait. Non seulement il est totalement élastique - même âgé, handicapé, voire amputé, il peut se reconstruire, apprendre, inventer -, mais aussi totalement social - un cerveau n'existe qu'en résonance avec d'autres : ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

On savait que le cerveau était l'entité la plus complexe de l'univers connu. Mais les nouvelles découvertes démontrent que ses possibilités sont bien plus étonnantes qu'on ne le croyait. Non seulement il est totalement élastique - même âgé, handicapé, voire amputé, il peut se reconstruire, apprendre, inventer -, mais aussi totalement social - un cerveau n'existe qu'en résonance avec d'autres :
... Read more

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